how do i sex my jack Dempsey's i have 2 of them idk if there male or female?? When are they sexually mature? any help would be great Thanks.
Jack Dempsey
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Hey are prob mature at 6in if it has a lot of blue on the gill plate its a female and very little blue on the gill plate is a male
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they bothaare very dark and they both have blue on there gills and there mouth will i be able to tell male or female at 3 1/2 inch
Yes, you should be able to. Also check their lower jaw, is there lot's of blue down there or not. Where the 'chin' is. If there's a blue 'beard', it's a female. If there's no blue 'beard', it's a male.
well one has alot of blue from the gills to the mouth.. the otherone has some blue on gills but very bottom is black and blue on the mouth
You post a pic.
The easiest way to sex them is to look at the blue on their gill plate. If it runs from top to bottom then it's female, if it stops half way down then it's male. Usually the males blue will be small spots, and a females will sort if run together
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The easiest way to sex them is to look at the blue on their gill plate. If it runs from top to bottom then it's female, if it stops half way down then it's male. Usually the males blue will be small spots, and a females will sort if run together
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hmm ok i kno for sure that one of them is a female she has a ton of blue on her gill plate. but the male im still a little unsure..i cant post a pic cause i dont have a camera. will 2 male's or 2 female's swim together all the time and follow each other around closley?? that do that in my tank there constantly following each other and hiding together..the have no signs of breeding or mating so idk..just seems like there friends and they just follow after one another
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Look at the face under the eye. Females have "blotchy" markings in general. Males have more defined spots.
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Female
Look at the face under the eye. Females have "blotchy" markings in general. Males have more defined spots.
It sounds like you have two females. Males will be completely bare on the bottom jaw line. In this case the females have a beard and boy dont 
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yes thank you i do have 2 female's...at what size are they mature.. should i get a male. if so what size ??? any sign i could loook for in getting a male weather smaller or bigger??