Another One - Male or Female

We all know how difficult it is to identify the sex of these fish, so please post a picture in here and we'll try to help you (or at least give an educated guess!).
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Another One - Male or Female

Post by andrewcoxon »

hi guys,

iv got the option of buying this fish and i want to know if it is a male or female. looks female to me but i want an expert opinion!

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Post by inia »

It is a young male, or a female. It looks somehow more a young male to me...
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Post by John »

I'd put my money on young male, what's the size of this zeb?
Is it over 2 inches yet?
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Post by andrewcoxon »

its fully grown apparently. about 3" in length.

any thoughts?
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5 x L134
5 x L287
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Post by chanettt »

nice male with nice blue eyes, i would buy him with that condition :)
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Post by andrewcoxon »

nightmare, i thought id finally found a female :x .....any more opinions?
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Post by Miezekatze »

male
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Post by Alistair »

Nice looking young fish though!!!!
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Post by twinspots_goby »

A nice your male. :D
L46 x 24 adults + 60 fries
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Post by zebrastorey »

I would also say Male don't worry though i am sure you will find a Female soon enough :wink:
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Post by CDNAqua »

And the quest continues...

Sorry Andy,
its looks like a sub dominant male to me.
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Post by andrewcoxon »

hehe thanks guys.... :)
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4 x L46
5 x L174
5 x L134
5 x L287
5 x L257
2 x L236
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Post by andrewcoxon »

are the vast majority of zebras babies male then? iv been searching for a female for months and not found any. it seems like everytime one turns up its male, even if the seller doesnt know the sex themself. it cant be 50/50 can it? i think the 2 one and a half year olds iv got, one of them definaltey looks female but is it too young to tell? i can post a pic if not. there about 2 - 2.5 "?
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Post by eklikewhoa »

i think its because more people hold onto females or the ratio of females to males in a colony is greater.
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Post by blueblue »

andrewcoxon wrote:are the vast majority of zebras babies male then? iv been searching for a female for months and not found any. it seems like everytime one turns up its male, even if the seller doesnt know the sex themself. it cant be 50/50 can it? i think the 2 one and a half year olds iv got, one of them definaltey looks female but is it too young to tell? i can post a pic if not. there about 2 - 2.5 "?
Your posted one should be a male.

Though it's a bit difficult to tell for sure for a young specimen, you may wish to post your young "female" L46 for us to take a look... :D
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