Stephen Zawacki Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Hey guys so I purchased 7 turkana jewels all about the same size I would say 2.5 inches. My question for you is how do you sex them? Now a couple do apppear to be a little beefier which I am assuming is a possible male? But how do you tell the females? all of mine have some spangle around the cheeks and on their fins so how do I find out who is a female or not? Also there do appear to be a couple that are starting to turn more red than the others so what does that mean? Thanks for the information here are pics. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Give it time, it’ll get more obvious as time goes on. Males really color up when it’s time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Zawacki Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 Ok sounds good thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish and Chip Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 My females are more orange and plump. The males tend to be dark almost purple-red and much slimmer and longer. I also feel the females color up a bit faster but as it was said as time ticks on it will become way more clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galabar Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Very nice looking fish. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Zawacki Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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