Sex my JD please?

[Espeso]

thanksfor clearing that up =).

 

[j.blue02]

Nice jd

 

[j.blue02]

Can u tell ebjd.s gender by the presence or absence of speckles below the gill plate as well?

 

[j.blue02]

Also, does the jd have to be a certain size to judge by the gill plate markings?

 

[j.blue02]

Sorry for all the questions but im new to jd.s

 

[buck_wildest]

yeah usually about 3+ inches to tell by gill plates most juvis both have the color.
yours is defiantly a male

 

[Amphilophus88]

Also, does the jd have to be a certain size to judge by the gill plate markings?

No, I could see it when my female was only 2 inch. Sorry I don't really know about EBJD's, but i have a feeling it may be different, since they have a lot more blue on them.

 

[Loves severums]

Can u tell ebjd.s gender by the presence or absence of speckles below the gill plate as well?

u can tell on EBJD by there fins females has shorter and males have longer.

 

[Gatorxxx420]

u can tell on EBJD by there fins females has shorter and males have longer.

Not always! I've seen a few males that were shorter finned. The sure fire way to sex an EBJD is the vent.

Generally EBJDs look the same, male or female. While the longer pointed fins might be true in some cases, there are always exceptions. I wouldn't vent the fish though, I don't like handing my EBJD with my hands. He always gets moved with the net and net only (when I have to move him, which has only been 4 times). Just throw a smaller known female regular Dempsey in and if it starts showing off for her, look for a breeding tube to drop. If they fight and no tubes ever drop, it could be 2 females.