Male or female jack dempsey

[skooby]

Ok I want to know what it is I myself say male but many others say female because of the spangling on its face or can it be he just has a lot of coloring he/she is almost 5 years old can it still spawn?

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[skooby]

oh yea hes also at 10inches and bulky wich leads me to believe male???

 

[Jillfishie]

Hi skooby
Nice healthy Female

-Jill

 

[fhawk362]

Have you had it the whole time and never seen it lay eggs? Cause thatd make me think male. It's definitely a tough fish to tell, It does have spangling going down like a female but its more spotted than most females, most females seem to be more streaky and less spotty. Male or female I'd think it'd still be able to spawn although harder to pair up at this age. It's a great looking fish either way.

I'll lean towards male but you need more opinions.
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?159108-Sexing-The-Dempsey

 

[skooby]

yea gonna be 5years 05/07/12 and nope never seen it lay eggs i had a 3 year old male but was much smaller and not as bulky here he is i never had them in the same tank though since i thought this one was male didnt risk the fightView attachment 767713View attachment 767714View attachment 767715

 

[skooby]

oh yea and that male^^^^^ was 7in at 3years........this one is 10inches and way bulkier and thicker heres other pics before moving it to new tankView attachment 767716View attachment 767717
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[skooby]

bump

 

[Zion and Cichlids is all]

i think its a female and i used to own a JD that was a female and she was bulky like yours and she was 9 1/2".Then i had a male that was 6" and he didnt get any bigger then that but the did breed once.

 

[skooby]

So the its female? I might just vent it take a picture tonight and you decide?

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[skooby]

Here are more pics idk how to vent

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