Blue jaw trigger male

[Suesea]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

 

[nereefpat]

It's difficult to tell at that size. You may have to wait another couple inches.

 

[Suesea]

It's difficult to tell at that size. You may have to wait another couple inches.

That's what the online store said but they also said that they sold me a male trigger. If I can't tell how do they?

 

[Mikeneedsahobby]

If it has yellow on the tail then it is a male.

 

[Suesea]

If it has yellow on the tail then it is a male.

Yes there's yellow. Thanks again everyone.