sex fish

[JanC]

Just wanna know for sure if its a male or female.

Shop dude told me it was a male, though reactions on forum said it was a female.

I saw the JD almost liplocking my GT today. Or something that seemed like liplocking.
Do female JD's also liplock?

Thx for the help!

 

[tuffy_rana]

definate female. yes females engage in lip locking also. its their primary spawning tool.

 

[JanC]

definate female. yes females engage in lip locking also. its their primary spawning tool.

Ok thx, well I know it for sure now then. I thought only male would liplock.

 

[zachery120]

you have a female is it my female

and a random pic of a male

 

[JanC]

Is there a big difference in size between male and female?

 

[zachery120]

no not as far as I can tell. best way to see if you have a male or female JD look at the tail and markings the female will have a round tail and the male will have a dip in the tail and the position of the markings of the fish the male will have more markings all over the body and the female will have the more markings on the head. I hope that this helps.

 

[JanC]

Thx for the info. I guess next time I wont be trusting the lfs dude when he says the sex.

 

[zachery120]

I know it sucks but this form is full of good info.