male or female dempsey?

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ErikFromNJ;3012917; said:
Not too cause any more confusion but I think thats a male. That ''females have blue on there gill plate'' I dont buy any more. I've had 2 males with blue on there chin. Best way I notice the difference is speckling and there dorsal fin. Males dorsals will end in a sharp point while females are softly rounded over. If you must know right away, just vent the fish.

Heres a good read on sex venting.

http://www.fishhead.com/articles/ventsex.htm
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Chin and lower gill plate are two different areas.
 
Next time I'll get more technical. My apologies.
 
wel good luck just find it a mate and see if they pair up n hav babies thats your only other way except for venting too but yeah
 
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hopefully these will clear up the gender of the fish but i doubt it. and sorry for the flash
 
ErikFromNJ;3012917; said:
Not too cause any more confusion but I think thats a male. That ''females have blue on there gill plate'' I dont buy any more. I've had 2 males with blue on there chin. Best way I notice the difference is speckling and there dorsal fin. Males dorsals will end in a sharp point while females are softly rounded over. If you must know right away, just vent the fish.

Heres a good read on sex venting.

http://www.fishhead.com/articles/ventsex.htm
Click to expand...

I personally don't really agree with using the fins. My male has far more rounded fins than my females. But in terms of colour they have clear spangling while the male doesn't.
 
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