sexing Blue Spot Jawfish

[foreverfortune]

i just purchased a blue spot jawfish the other day. i made him a diy home but i guess he decided that he was a better builder than i am so he dug out his own, beside mine.
have had no troubles with the introduction, i just dropped him in and he started making his home within 10 min, and readily ate when i feed the tank.
he is so neat that i am already thinking of finding him/her a mate. only problem is i cant really find any real info on how to tell male/female apart. have read some info saying males have bigger head, have 2 dark spots around the head. and 2 males will fight. the only sure way to sex is durring mating when male goes through a color change. but i need to find a pair before i can even see the color change.

heres some pics of mine dont know if male ore female. anyone have any links that may help? thanks

[Chaloupa]

I don't know how to sex them sorry, but make sure you have a very very very secure, fully covered top on the tank...they can and will get out of even the smallest area that is left open. Good luck, they are awesome fish!

[foreverfortune]

Originally Posted by Chaloupa

I don't know how to sex them sorry, but make sure you have a very very very secure, fully covered top on the tank...they can and will get out of even the smallest area that is left open. Good luck, they are awesome fish!

yes thanks, i have my canopy glassed and egg crated in, have read that they are nortorious for carpet surfing.

[Chaloupa]

Yep, notorious is an understatement! My friends tank was completely covered in glass with a very small opening at the back that was double egg-crated and after a few months out it jumped.

[nanoreefer]

iam not sure what size tank you have but if its over 4' i would say just get another one if you like, and they will take oposite sides of the tank, even if there a pair they wont stay in the same hole mabie just afew inches apart but aside from mateing they wont do much as a "pair",

and egg crate wont keep them in

off topic but did you get it at J&L? i was looking at the ones they had sure wish i could afford one

[foreverfortune]

Originally Posted by nanoreefer

iam not sure what size tank you have but if its over 4' i would say just get another one if you like, and they will take oposite sides of the tank, even if there a pair they wont stay in the same hole mabie just afew inches apart but aside from mateing they wont do much as a "pair",

and egg crate wont keep them in

off topic but did you get it at J&L? i was looking at the ones they had sure wish i could afford one

yes this one came from J&L, was told there were 2 but one sold before i bought the second one.

[Pan]

Originally Posted by foreverfortune

yes this one came from J&L, was told there were 2 but one sold before i bought the second one.

Even if they don't pair up the antics of two jawfish in a tank is priceless. That being said I had a really big tank when i did this. Jawfish can and will kill each other if they feel threatened.

[mseepman]

What a beautiful fish. This is one that I would love to have but I already have enough problems with fish carpet (or hardwood) surfing.

[tang daddy]

Wow man looks like your fish settled right in.... You must have the magic touch!

I am planning to put one in my new 50g set up however I want to wait a year keep us posted on the pics.

And btw the acropora just to the left above his burrow is that a robins egg stag?

[foreverfortune]

Originally Posted by tang daddy

Wow man looks like your fish settled right in.... You must have the magic touch!

I am planning to put one in my new 50g set up however I want to wait a year keep us posted on the pics.

And btw the acropora just to the left above his burrow is that a robins egg stag?

yea that is the robin's egg, it has gotten a little darker than i like but should lighten up when i get my zeo dosing down.