Jack Dempsey Gender Identifying And Fish Species Identifying

[Drumtam555]

Hey guys,
I've been curious ever since I bought my Jack Dempsey as to which gender it maybe. I have a feeling that it maybe a Male, but I am never certain, I have read many pages on the internet and by all the ways I can identify it's gender, it seems to be a mixed gender (which is not true). Please help!

Josh

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Definately male. Females will tend to have blue splotches on their faces rather that spots. Also, the body is more colorful than that of a female. Beautiful boy.

 

[Drumtam555]

Definately male. Females will tend to have blue splotches on their faces rather that spots. Also, the body is more colorful than that of a female. Beautiful boy.

Ahh thank you so much! So happy that he's a male, I would be grateful to have a female, but I'm sure you'd agree, having a male would be more interesting to look at!

 

[fish killa]

That's not a jack dempsey

 

[GShorty1981]

That's not a jack dempsey

Lol yes it is a JD.

And its 100% male.

 

[balajake]

That's not a jack dempsey

Haha

Yes it is

 

[Verminator89]

That's not a jack dempsey

I don't know quite what fish you think this is, but it is a Jack Dempsey.

Out of curiosity what do you believe it to be?

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Definately male. Females will tend to have blue splotches on their faces rather that spots. Also, the body is more colorful than that of a female. Beautiful boy.

Ahh thank you so much! So happy that he's a male, I would be grateful to have a female, but I'm sure you'd agree, having a male would be more interesting to look at!

Lol, well, I have a breeding pair so I have the best of both world. The male is more interesting to look at, especially when his fighting colors are on (God forbid I touch the glass or clean the tank while he is fathering a spawn, and hit bites hurt!) The female though, seems to have more personality and when her breeding colors are in play, she turns almost black.

Male Jack with his colors up (notice the spotting on his face and gill plate)

Female Jack, not displaying. You can see how her face and gill plate is splotchy rather than spotted. You can also see how her body doesnt shimmer nearly as much as his does.

Female Jack (breeding colors which make the blue splotches on her face almost dissapear)