jack dempsey sexing help please!!!!"""!

[cmbtengnr43]

Hey everyone I'm pretty experienced in cichlid keeping but this is my first jack. As you already the male and female are very similar. I could vent it to see for sure but I don't want to stress it any more then needed. Its already shy had to feed it blood worms (hikari frozen) just to get it out of its cave haha. Anyways can anyone help sex it its about 6 months old give or take and around 5 inches. Thanks !!

 

[Oscar98]

I would say female

 

[cmbtengnr43]

See I thought so to at first but I read males get the black spot towards tail and there dorsal fin has red edge so idk lol

 

[Oscar98]

http://www.worldcichlids.com/forum/index.php?topic=15800.0

Both males and females can have the red ridge

 

[cbourg746]

From the blotched spangling on the gills, I would say female. Nice looking one also.

 

[cmbtengnr43]

yeah shes beautiful and def my baby girl she always comes up tp the glass when im around lol im a little dissapointed as i was hoping for it to be a male i have a male red jewel a male blood parrot and a male convict also in my 75. so i was hoping it was a male also oh well maybe ill find someone who has a male and trade or go get one and maybe theyll have babies lol. any idea when she will start to nest and drop eggs i know the females get a little fiesty when they do even if they dont have a partner.

 

[Oscar98]

When ever they feel like it haha

 

[cbourg746]

yeah shes beautiful and def my baby girl she always comes up tp the glass when im around lol im a little dissapointed as i was hoping for it to be a male i have a male red jewel a male blood parrot and a male convict also in my 75. so i was hoping it was a male also oh well maybe ill find someone who has a male and trade or go get one and maybe theyll have babies lol. any idea when she will start to nest and drop eggs i know the females get a little fiesty when they do even if they dont have a partner.

Usually around the 4-5" mark.