managuense without venting can you sex?

[surfpalmsncycads]

now those are nice!

 

[Enzo1947]

this jag is in my 60 and looks way diferent!

That's because your Jag in the 60 is a male. I don't know why people are calling that other one a male...from the pattern, it looks to me about as female as female gets.

Maybe I missed it, but how big is it (the one I believe to be female)? It can be very difficult to sex juvenile jags without venting. I remember two of mine paired off that had an almost identical "female" pattern - that is until I went away for the weekend one time and the male's pattern had completely changed. I want to say they were around 5" at that time.

 

[surfpalmsncycads]

the one in the 60 is about 5 inches. the first pic is about 8.

 

[surfpalmsncycads]

first pic is 8 inches. second picture (different fish) 5 inches. look totaly different

 

[Enzo1947]

Ok 8 inches and a pattern like that, I'm going to have to go out on a limb and say "definitely female". At 5 inches, the other one is a male. Maybe you can breed them? Maybe he likes his women large...

 

[D-Train]

Terd knows his Parachromis.... Dont doubt him. He'll fu*k you up haha

 

[D-Train]

What colour substrate is in your 60? This plays a major role in most fishes colour patterns. The fact that you have the larger Jaguar in a tank with light coloured substrate means it's colours are going to be washed out, and looking at the dark colouration of the Jag in your 60 tells me you have a darker coloured substrate in that tank.

 

[vaine111]

That's because your Jag in the 60 is a male. I don't know why people are calling that other one a male...from the pattern, it looks to me about as female as female gets.

Keep an eye on them when breeding and try to give them as much space to get away from one another as possible

 

[surfpalmsncycads]

What colour substrate is in your 60? This plays a major role in most fishes colour patterns. The fact that you have the larger Jaguar in a tank with light coloured substrate means it's colours are going to be washed out, and looking at the dark colouration of the Jag in your 60 tells me you have a darker coloured substrate in that tank.

i have tan sand in that tank super light color.