Is my jaguar cichlid a male?

[Devan santella]

Vented him 3 days ago vent says male he’s about 7 and half inches but people on my FB keep saying female cause he has stripes what do y’all think?

 

[Berts46ers]

My guess is male.
Seems to have a lot of spots.
I think his bars will lighten as he gets older.

Nice looking Jag either way.

 

[Man-made Monsters]

My buddy breeds a lot of Jags, he’s saying female. I’m going with female.

 

[coltiger1975]

Looks male to me, females typically don't have as much spotting/spots as the males.