Blue jaw trigger male

Suesea · Dec 21, 2020

Hi reefers, I bought what was supposed to be a male blue jaw trigger. It is about 3in. Beautiful fish but no blue jaw. I paid more for the male. When I called the store they said it will come with age, I have seen smaller bj trigger males with some blue but mine has none as of yet. Does anyone know if age has anything to do with the blue jaw. Thanks I will try to get a pic, he hides a great deal still.

Mikeneedsahobby · Dec 21, 2020

Does he have yellow on the edge of the fins? Put a mirror up to him and see if the blue comes in.

my male btt doesn’t show much blue on his chin unless I put a mirror up to him. The yellow on the fins is always there though.

I don’t have a female.

Suesea · Dec 21, 2020

Mikeneedsahobby said:
Does he have yellow on the edge of the fins? Put a mirror up to him and see if the blue comes in.

my male btt doesn’t show much blue on his chin unless I put a mirror up to him. The yellow on the fins is always there though.

I don’t have a female.

Thanks ,I will try it .My trigger has a lot of yellow on the fins and a blue stripe in between the yellow on the tail. I'll let you know. So no color change means female correct?

Suesea · Dec 21, 2020

Suesea said:
Thanks ,I will try it .My trigger has a lot of yellow on the fins and a blue stripe in between the yellow on the tail. I'll let you know. So no color change means female correct?

Update: well, it won't come out, to afraid of the mirror. LOL

Gtinnel · Dec 21, 2020

I'm pretty sure if all of the fins are trimmed in yellow that its a male. I think the female has a darker color on the tail fin and then no color trimming the dorsal and anal fins.