Male Or Female Jack Dempsey?

[lewismate]

hi peeps id say its a male bacause of the colour

 

[foley69]

nooo my jd is the least shy fish in my tank he is constantly swimming round when i am in the room he owns the tank so thats probably why although he was when i first got him i just think they need a little time to settle down and not just claim territory but the tank well mine has anyway and i hope mine is a male i love the males more

 

[joshrm115]

Yeah it looks male

 

[foley69]

yeaaaa hope it is id love a male i always wondered because its always had intense colouring compaired to female pictures cant wait till this bad boy gets 7-8"

 

[joshrm115]

Yeah he has allot of color for his size.

I just wish mine was a little more active.

 

[foley69]

how long have you had him it ?

 

[joshrm115]

Tomorrow will be 2 weeks.

 

[foley69]

yea give it a month and he will be fine they do take a little while to settle in JD'S but he will be fine soon swimming around eating anything and everything

 

[~T~]

I would say the first 2 look male.

This on the other hand looks female.

For reference here is a pair of JD (female top).

 

[foley69]

i would say mine looks more like the male tbh has the same colouring and darkness

 

[~T~]

i would say mine looks more like the male tbh has the same colouring and darkness

Coulour doesnt actually have anything to do with it, that female just happens to look a bit lighter than the male. When breeding the female can go almost black. Its the amount of blue round the gills/mouth.

 

[foley69]

well i heard that males have speckles and females have splodges of blue mine has speeckles

 

[~T~]

well i heard that males have speckles and females have splodges of blue mine has speeckles

Yours looks in between but I would be more inclined to say female.

 

[foley69]

aww i was hoping it was a male ah well either i still love my jack dempsey

 

[poconoboss]

Males will be larger and have longer more pointed fins with very little blue on the gill cover if any and will be in dots. The female will have splotchs on her gill cover and have less color throughout the body. The female also tends to be more "squat" in shape.