help sexing dempseys

[sunshinetrenie]

any help? after having dempseys for years ive never been able to get a breeding pair. the first 3 are of jill which i have had for almost 4 years... although after researching a while im wondering if she is a jack? lol. the other 2 i just bought a week ago. i think the researching is confusing me more so hoping this will do the trick lol

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Pretty positive the first fish is a male. The second fish looks like a male as well.

 

[sunshinetrenie]

i was suspecting first fish was male. thanks. on second fish, im confused. first 3 pics are of male mentioned. next 2 pics are two different fish. did u mean second pic or second fish?

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I thought the last 2 pics were the same fish. Both of them look like males. Not much color on the lower gill plate.

 

[Katt]

Agree, look to be all male`s.

 

[mostlycichlids]

All look to be males.

 

[sunshinetrenie]

THANKS ALOT GUYS. GUESS IM GONNA HAVE TO TRY MY LUCK AGAIN. HOPEFULLY I CAN GET A FEMALE. LOL AND GET RID OF SOME MALES

 

[sunshinetrenie]

ok so went and got a female today. after lots and lots of researching finally can tell the difference. so brought her home and romeved all other dempseys except one male and a pleco and pictus catfish. put the female in and for 20 minutes she layed on her side behind the pump. then as soon as she came down the male saw her and they almost instantly started the mating dance! i cant believe it. it was beautiful. so im hoping to see some eggs soon. thanks all!

 

[Tongue33]

Awesome!! Good Job!!

 

[sunshinetrenie]

MALE?

OK SINCE LAST POST HAVE HAD FEW MISHAPS... SO AFTER WATCHING THE MALE AND FEMALE DANCE AROUND EACH OTHER FOR HOURS THAT NIGHT I WOKE THE NEXT MORNING TO SEE HER BEHIND THE PUMP AGAIN. HE IS CHASING HER OFF NOW. SHE NOW RUNS JUST BY SEEING HIM. NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED. I PUT A MIRROR UP TO THE GLASS AND THAT SEEMS TO HELP HE SPENDS MORE TIME CHASING HIMSELF THAN HER NOW.
SO THEN WENT OUT OF TOWN FOR MY MAMAWS FUNERAL. WHEN I CAME HOME I FOUND THAT ON MY 55 GALLON TANK THE HEATER HAD WENT OUT AND MY BOYFRIEND WAS SO NICE TO TURN OFF THE HEAT:swear:..... SO FREEZING COLD TANK AND 3 SICK CATS..... MOVED ALL FISH TO OTHER TANK. WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE 2 MALE DEMPSEYS... TOOK A WEEK TO BUY ANOTHER HEATER. SO WHILE WAITING FOR THE HEATER I NOTICED THAT MY 7 INCH MALE AND ONE OF THE 3 AND A HALF INCH (WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE MALE) ARE INSEPERABLE. THEY SHARE THE SAME CAVE AND SWIM NEXT TO EACH OTHER AND TWITCH. IVE HEARD THAT TWO MALES WILL NOT TOLERATE EACH OTHER. SO HOPING FOR MORE OPINIONS! THANKS ALL!