Sex and Maturity help?

[Kaleya]

The GFP Albino (Rosie) is 7.5 inches, originally thought female.
The Melanoid (Athena) is 8 inches, originally thought female.
The Leucistic (Huck) is 7 inches, originally thought male.
Thoughts on the sexes?

I thought they had all reached sexual maturity, but now it's looking like only Athena has. They're all at the length of maturity, though, and I thought for a while both Huck and Rosie had dark tips, it doesn't look like it so much anymore though. Thoughts on this as well??

I can get more pictures too!

Also, I know the gravel is bad for them, this is a temporary aquarium and they will be removed tomorrow, I'm keeping a close eye on them as well, so no need to lecture about the gravel.

 

[seagull]

i would say the leucistic is male and the other 2 r female
i can see the eggs through the albino

 

[Kaleya]

i would say the leucistic is male and the other 2 r female
i can see the eggs through the albino

When you say you can see the eggs through her, what are you looking at, what can you see? And that would be just because she is female right, not necessarily pregnant?

 

[seagull]

all up her sides is yellowish
burrito is the same way
its not fat
after she spawns it diminishes and then comes back when she ovulates
mated or not they develop eggs

 

[rachel1]

I think a pic from above the leucistic would be helpful. And maybe a clearer side view- the rocks are blocking it a bit in one of the pics. It looks very round for a male to me. Females carry eggs whether they have been fertilized or not. If the eggs are not fertilized they will be re absorbed by her body. I agree that the other two look female. Even a temporary tank would be safer if you just pull the rocks out-it only takes one swallowed rock lodged in the wrong place to make a dead axi.

 

[Kaleya]

I think a pic from above the leucistic would be helpful. And maybe a clearer side view- the rocks are blocking it a bit in one of the pics. It looks very round for a male to me. Females carry eggs whether they have been fertilized or not. If the eggs are not fertilized they will be re absorbed by her body. I agree that the other two look female. Even a temporary tank would be safer if you just pull the rocks out-it only takes one swallowed rock lodged in the wrong place to make a dead axi.

I apologize the picture from above is not that great, I just moved that tank around so it clouded up a bit. Here's some more pictures of the Leucistic. Thanks for all the extra help with the egg confusion!:happy: