i think i have two jack males???

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killerfish;1144309; said:
that looks like two males actually
but for the new pic the fishis fin is in the way of the gill but it kind of looks like a beat up female
also if you wan't to breed them and have something to do with the fry the go for it by a male if you do look for these things on a male
when small around 3-6'' look for
little color to some spots on gill plate
bigger mouths
high spangle count ( the shiny spots on them ) they will have rows going down there body from an early age
also the tend to be bigger around and have more red in there fins
also they will breed as early as 3-4'' i've seen a 4'' female breed with a 8'' male but never the other way around males tend to need to be 5-6'' before the start to notice girls :D

:popcorn: thanks killerfish i am looking for a male around my area.there is one male at petsmart i think its a male he is about 3" ihavent really check him out but the guy working there says its a male i dont really trust employs not always.
 
yeah the people at petsmart are allways shakey wither they know anything about fish but some people there do know what there talking about but just post a pic of it if you can and we'll tell you what sex it is
 
alright i might pick up tomorrow i am not to sure thought I dont think i want to have three JDs in my 55g,yet alone what if it becomes three female JDS

LOL
 
I have another JD question:At what length can you start to sex them.? Is 3 inches still to small???
 
Agreed, females.
 
cichlidsguy;1144894; said:
I have another JD question:At what length can you start to sex them.? Is 3 inches still to small???

It can be more difficult. It is however just as simple.

The smaller they are the more difficult it gets. There are fry that will be very obvious. 3" is definitely a sexable size from my experience..







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you could try and trade one in for the male alot of places will do that
 
davidefc;1146192; said:
as soon as they get ther juv colour,i knew mine when they were like 1.5-2inch

alright thank you????
 
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