Martha the flowerhorn

This is Martha she is about the same age as Fred. I'm not sure if its a he or she. She has been on a hunger strike for the past month and wont eat much but I will address that under diseases and disasters. She is about 2" at my best guess Here she is stalking the red jewel fry I put with her in hopes of getting her to eat.

shes beautiful fern

yes she is, wow

Here is an update, shes a good 4-5" now and getting to be quite a looker! Here's a few bad pics, she wouldn't stay still for good ones....
From above,
And here is both Fred and Martha

This is the remainder of her snack the other day...

Pretty cool.

she really turning around and lookin ggood...[b]

So what sex is Martha?

so any ideas on Marthas sex?

Definitely looks female. I've never seen a male vent that was rounded towards the anal fin. Normally a male will be pointed. Good chance Martha is named correctly.

If you can get a pic of Fred's vent, I can definitely tell you for sure. If they are different that is...

She is definitely female.

well Martha has a tube down, its kinda pointed and angled back..... I tried for a pic but they both love the camera!
Martha being a camera hog;

Both of them;

Fred being a camera hog;

What causes the large humps on flower horns?

They are a hybrid of various American cichlids and most of the species they are made from have humps, the bigger the kok (hump) the more they tend to be worth.
The flowerhorn is considered a luck fish in many countries, people will pay hundreds of dollars for one with a big kok. If it has Chinese or Japanese lettering in it's pattern then they can go for thousands.

ok going on the Oo and oo rule of thumb Martha is male and Fred is female?

more bad pics!

That's not accurate because they change so much during the course of their life!

idk.... I'm getting people saying both are both..... idk who is what? Its so confusing!

You also have to look at growth. Males will obviously grow much faster. Females will stop at some point.

Thats not relevant with them, Martha decided not to eat anything for a month and Fred always ate like a pig.

True. But I've always found female fish to be pickier while males will eat like pigs, so it's not unusual. I'm not trying to argue, but there is an explanation for everything sometimes...

These guys have been the hardest fish to figure sex on.......

Only one true way, see which one lays eggs!