Another game of Jaguar; male or female

[Rauvi]

I’ve owned this one about 6 years now, I keeping calling it a he, I have a 50-50 shot of being right.

I was hoping you guys would help me figure it out, this Jaguar is about 10ish inches ((probably more)) lives in a 60 corner tank with Snail and common pleco only

 

[Rauvi]

Do I need better angles?

 

[duanes]

Looks male to me. Very small for 6 years, but probably because the tank is too small, and gets high nitrate very quickly between water changes, because that tiny amount of water is easily turned to urine soup.
I lightened your pics a bit, they were too dark to really see.

 

[justarn]

Yeah he is male. He would likely be 16-20" by now if kept in a 180g with big weekly water changes. You might consider getting him a bigger tank?
What's your water change schedule?

 

[justarn]

Good job keeping him that long btw, he looks nice.

 

[Rauvi]

My 90 gallon got destroyed in the move and we just haven’t had the funds to replace it. Almost Weekly water changes (thankfully water is included in rent)
I have a master test kit and test it weekly especially nitrates and nitrites and do partial water changes as I see any levels.

This guy thankfully doesn’t mind hands in his tank. I had one that was so aggressive she attacked everything I was not safe doing anything in her tank, and they can take a chunk out of you. (At least I thought it was female according to her ‘all over the place’ temperment)

Makes you respect natures power, and the beauty of what you bring into your home

 

[Rocksor]

I would up your water changes to at least twice a week and at least 75% each time for better growth.

 

[Michael6945c]

100% male, and good luck upsizing. Mine just hit 16”