M or F Dempsey
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Okay, I am still not quite sure. Disregard the second picture in my first post, it was taken when the fish was around a year old. I could see why you would guess female looking at that picture. The other two pictures are more recent.
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that is a mnale due to the fin on top and the color on his body very colorful nice fish i like the texas too
definitely a male
this is a picture of my definite female, notice the the coloring on the lower jaw/gill plate, and look back at SCOOTERBUCKS, its not as low and its not as dense
this is a picture of my definite female, notice the the coloring on the lower jaw/gill plate, and look back at SCOOTERBUCKS, its not as low and its not as dense
My vote is male. I've seen quite a few male jacks with a bit of spotting on the lower jaw, so that's not a reliable way to sex. Can you get a shot of the vent?
5 votes male and 5 votes female. Are people just flipping a coin?
It's obviously a male. Females have solid blue on the edge of the gill plate, which this fish lacks. A few spots don't indicate female.
It's obviously a male. Females have solid blue on the edge of the gill plate, which this fish lacks. A few spots don't indicate female.
Male definitely. I have had females and they just don't get those spangles, they get a really blue gill, but just because it has some blue on the gill doesn't instantly mean its female, I mean its gotta be like brtnboy's left pic.
I have only had female jack dempseys and none of them could hold a flame to that dempsey (besides the fact that the fish is underwater).
I have only had female jack dempseys and none of them could hold a flame to that dempsey (besides the fact that the fish is underwater).
ya i dont know where anyone got the idea that this fish is a female, none of its characteristics look female
