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proycraft
12-21-2002, 4:18 PM
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL60/721916/1226330/17259215.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL60/721916/1226330/17259211.jpg
he's about 6 inches very cool my other two jacks are smaller but very interested in him or her
thats another thing is it a boy or girl
Arctic_Fishery
12-21-2002, 4:25 PM
nice fish man!
thats an interesting setup yo got in that tank of yours...
pinballqueen
12-21-2002, 4:28 PM
gorgeous fish! Beautiful tank setup, too, btw...
Pootspete
12-21-2002, 4:40 PM
Procraft! Nice fish indeed with brilliant colors! You should be a proud parent.:)
proycraft
12-21-2002, 7:06 PM
thanks i try
but can anyone tell me if its a boy or girl
run4cuvr
12-21-2002, 8:18 PM
that is definately a very nice looking jack, I would have to say that it is a male judging by the stout body and the irredescient blue markings that transcend around the entire face.
http://pic4.picturetrail.com:80/VOL62/766962/1336975/15584320.jpg
proycraft
12-21-2002, 8:32 PM
very nice fish
is it hard to get them to breed
cichlid_guy
12-22-2002, 10:53 AM
I'd say by the dorsal fin (pointed at the end) its a male.
scottie
Cichlid_guy
Frameshift
12-22-2002, 9:10 PM
I'm almost 100% sure that is a female. Run4cuvr got it, but got it backwards.
Female jack dempsey's are more stout, have more color on the lower half of the gill plates and stay a bit smaller than males. The dorsal fin really isn't very pointed, on good male specimins (sp?) they can extend past the caudal fin.
Heres a good link for sexing JD's. Jack dempsey sexing (http://www.aquamaniacs.net/jackdempseys.html)
Pic of a male~
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/daymond/abitfishy/br_dempsey_hide.jpg
(Not my pic) Note the lack of color on the gill plate, and the more streamlined shape.
Hope this helps!
I agree, deffinetly a female. Looks just like mine. A real nice female at that.