Please sex my jag

[ahfu25]

Looks female to me. At that size the Jag should have lots its stripes.

lost or have lots of

 

[mostlycichlids]

Males usually loose their stripes wheras efemales tend to keep them longer and sometimes throughout life. My female does not have stripes so that is not always a good way to sex them. The best way to sex them is round or pointed fins and females will usually have a vent tube slightly visible alll the time.

 

[WolfFisho1]

defintely a female like everyone else said the fins are a give away.

the same way you sex some other cichlids(cons, jacks, jags, some zebras)

 

[---XR---]

female

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

Rounded or pointed fins is never a reliable way to sex a fish, IMO. As a male can have rounded fins from being picked on by other fishes. And females can have long pointed fins from being kept in good conditions and no fin nipping.

 

[Darudist]

I dont believe that you can sex a jag by the shape of its fins. I have seen some huge beautiful males with rounded fins. I have seen some big females with real long pointed fins. It all depends on the fish

 

[ahfu25]

My jag doesnt get nipped on at all I kind of had some good luck when buying agressive fish, they are all pretty calm no one really bothers anyone, I guess cuz there small now and have so much room to swim. My biggest fish is my silver arro and he's only about 8 or 9 inches. Thanx for all the input fellas. Since im getting mixed answers im gonna wait till it gets bigger and post pics then.

 

[BIGgourami]

i can't really tell by the fins. in different pics it holding them down in others it up. but the stripes make me go female on this.

 

[ahfu25]

How about now? male or female?

 

[---XR---]

How about now? male or female?

male