New Jags???? Sex plz

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jkmvan12

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A friend of mine is tearing down his set up and wants
to know if I want these Jags, Can someone plz sex them for me
if possible. Is it one female and one male?

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both males and they looks great! im surprised they dont fight but they are really nice fish i would def pick up at least one of them
 
when comparing them to the pair i have, the differences are very subtle. How are you determining them as both males? the smaller one has the straighter dorsal fin and the fanned tail where the larger one has a more rounded tail and te arched dorsal. You can also see the more rounded belly area on the smaller one right where the eggs come from and her eyes seem more centered [even though it is tilted a bit]. I am definitely not an expert, this is just my observation but I would like to know how you determined them as I have a breeding pair that just had babies and would like to know how to sex them.

I also agree that they are a nice set no matter what the sex.
 
rharvey1;5141938; said:
when comparing them to the pair i have, the differences are very subtle. How are you determining them as both males? the smaller one has the straighter dorsal fin and the fanned tail where the larger one has a more rounded tail and te arched dorsal. You can also see the more rounded belly area on the smaller one right where the eggs come from and her eyes seem more centered [even though it is tilted a bit]. I am definitely not an expert, this is just my observation but I would like to know how you determined them as I have a breeding pair that just had babies and would like to know how to sex them.

I also agree that they are a nice set no matter what the sex.
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i go by the belly color if its washed out or not
 
Do the "Squirt" test, hold the fish in your hands and gently rub from the lateral towards the vent, if its a squirt gun shot then its a male (female may drip some fluid)
 
Females also tend to have more pronounced white vertical bars on their sides. These do not. Males.
 
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