jag sexing

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web2844;1084466; said:
All of this controversy, and I still don't know what sex the fish is. I recently bought a few 1" jags about a month ago. I only plan on keeping one male. I would really know a reliable means of sexing a jaguar.

I agree with you. I would like to know how to sex this fish!
 
Modest_Man take it easy on him!!! Probably just giving advice from the heart and not from Knowleadge..LOL!!! Nice Female by the way:headbang2 ...Ok all, I'm a breeder of these Golden Jags and It's been about 2-3 years in the making. I Have to many of these and have shipped across the states..for people in search of these gold jags!!! Lets start...buy 4-6 babies ~1.5-2"..put them in together and let them grow. At around 3-4" they will be biting or fighting one another. Thats actually a good thing because the female is testing the male wortheness!!! And Vice versa....Eventually, you'll see the two fighting or chasing of rivalry. One thing you should add is a small clay pot...They will gaurd it w/ their life. Now, you all are talking about sexing their genitals as if they were flowerhorns??? If you want to do that go ahead and get your microscope..etc..whatever suites you!!! But here's hoe I do it...The male has many spots on it's body..It's like a Jaguar..but a fish!!! The female show's her lateral lines in the middle..and thats that here are some pics!!!

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Still a little early to tell. You really want to vent them at around 8''. Catch the fish, hold it tight and flip it over. Male will be oo and females vents will be o0.
 
males can have stripes!
hear is my 9inch male, he looked like this fpr a few months till ha got a female in the tank
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and females can have spots, my 9inch female from a breeding pair
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not sure if this is what you was after but here are some MALE Jaguar Cichlid vent shots!
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if i got a picture of its vent could you possitively id it then?
 
Modest_Man;1084374; said:
Mystix212 never posts helpful info and I ignore their posts. 93% sure female due to no nuchal hump on a 4" jag? WTF. Go learn something so your next 1,500 posts (in two months?) might have 1-2 intelligent things in them.

Ouch lol :flamed:. Can't say I disagree though...

Anyway, back to the topic at hand, I'd say the only way we can be sure to sex this jag is if we get some clear vent pictures. Now let's see this fish's gonads (or whatever)! :D :headbang2 :nilly: :ROFL:
 
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