jaguar gender ???

[fishmanbob87]

at what size can you tell the sex of jaguar cichlids ?? i just picked one up about 1.5" and i would like to find a mate for it. don't really know what i am looking at with these fish, this will be the first of my experience with them. are there any tell tale signs of certain gender??? any tips or hints would be great, thanks for the help !!!!

 

[xinchavoc]

i would say at about 5''

 

[Crotalus Scutulatus]

They can be very hard to tell apart even as adults. Generally at about 5" the female will appear more round under the belly and the male is more straight or flat. Pattern is an 80/20 guess with sex. I've seen males at 10" that have a weak broken pattern. I'm sure stress can play a factor in color and pattern loss but usually the boys are way more mazey! In my opinion 5-6 inches.

 

[blacktip]

I was able to tell mine apart at around 4", but that was mainly because I raised a group of 4 of them and the difference was pretty obvious side by side. My male is about 6" and my female 5" now and there is a very obvious difference now.

 

[Aquamojo]

If they are in a group I can generally can tell them apart at about an inch.

 

[erik123]

If they are in a group I can generally can tell them apart at about an inch.

What do you look for at that size so I can pick one out that's the only size i can get here

 

[Frank Castle]

What do you look for at that size so I can pick one out that's the only size i can get here

lol years of experience

 

[Rodders02]

What do you look for at that size so I can pick one out that's the only size i can get here

You look for about 5 lol so that when they grow you'll have some of each sex.... hopefully

 

[newworld]

If they are in a group I can generally can tell them apart at about an inch.

You can sex managuense at 1 inch?

 

[Rodders02]

Yes but with years experience as frank stated above.