Sex my jaguar

[JRT8783]

Can someone say how they know its a male? I don't know how to sex Jags I am trying to learn. I thought only females have the black spots going down the side. When giving advice on sexing other fish I always tell how I know they are M or F.

Males generally have more spots and the best way I'd say to be able to tell a female apart from a male is the more rounded belly when viewing the fish from the side... besides venting I'd say looking at the belly is the most accurate way to sex Jags once they hit the 4-5" mark

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[cich78]

Female
Male

Telling the sex of Jaguar cichlids by pattern alone is not always 100 percent accurate .. But generally speaking once they reach maturity..( at around 6 inches)...,, typical patterned males and females are fairly easy to tell apart... Compare mine to the original pair of this thread... Most pairs look like these...also typical males being larger and more heavier built and females have a more contoured build.. notice both males have a more developed and similar spot pattern .. some but not all the males will lose the lateral blotches... On my male they fade at times but never entirely go away...Will admit that prior to jags reaching this visual maturity and without conclusive male / female vent identification it is somewhat a guessing game which is made complicated by the variation can occur....




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[zack.lau]

is this a male jag?

 

[nbarbagallo98]

View attachment 1028261 is this a male jag?

Yes


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[zack.lau]

thanks