Sexing my Jaguar cichlid

[Lockheed]

Just got this jag on sale for 5 bucks. Male or female?

 

[Lockheed]

Vented it when i dropped it in the tank.
Looks like this:

(head) O> (tail)

 

[PhishMon84]

I can contribute nothing to help but I want to say. That first picture is hysterical, I thought it was flying

 

[pops]

little guy to young for me to tell.

 

[BIG-G]

First instinct was female.
But your vent diagram would suggest male.

 

[Lockheed]

First instinct was female.
But your vent diagram would suggest male.

Yeah, that's exactly what I thought. Venting should be more accurate though right?

 

[PYRU]

I'm leaning male but its still very small

 

[Lockheed]

I'm leaning male but its still very small

Are you leaning male because of the pattern or because of the venting? Does venting change with age?

 

[PYRU]

Are you leaning male because of the pattern or because of the venting? Does venting change with age?

Just looking at it and comparing with jags I've had. Its still very young though.