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antitruster50

12-26-2010 07:12 PM

Is my Jack Dempsey Male or Female?

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I have been trying to breed them but I'm having a hard time because this one is always fighting with the other guy/girl and never get along, the other one is always hiding I'll try to snap some pics later for ID, thanks.

jeaninel

12-26-2010 07:47 PM

That is a male JD. Post a pic of the other one when you can.

antitruster50

12-26-2010 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jeaninel (Post 543043)

That is a male JD. Post a pic of the other one when you can.

Thanks, this is the best I managed for the other guy/girl.This one is a little smaller, maybe 1/2 an inch or so. I saw them for the first time today getting along for 10 seconds, that is, the smaller one wasn't running like crazy around the tank. They were side by side and wiggling their bodies and then back to cat and mouse...
Thanks for your quick reply.

jeaninel

12-26-2010 10:52 PM

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Hmmm...really hard to see but it looks like a male. The females will have a lot of blue on their gill plate and it's more splotchy but not as much on the rest of their body whereas the males have lots of blue spangling throughout their whole body. Here's a pic of a female JD I got off the web. Notice the concentration of blue on her gill plate. Can you get a clearer side shot? By the way, your first male is a real nice looking one.

antitruster50

12-27-2010 08:07 AM

Thanks, I will go back to the store and check for the blue gill plates.

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