2 new zebs - please sex them...

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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2 new zebs - please sex them...

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Number 1 is female.

Number 2 is "possibly" a female... Although am not too sure.
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Post by Alistair »

#1 is a female.
#2 is possibly a male (?), looking at the 1st ray of pec fin.

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both look like females to me. :P

hope im right!

do you mind me asking where you bought them from?
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from germany...

he said he had too much females ;)
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hm

in my opinion the second one is more a female than the first one.... :D
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1... female

2... female.. after some research and analyzing...

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hm thx..

now i have 11 of them. 6 females and 5 males, size from 5 to 9 cm... i hope i`ll have my first spawn soon :(
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Miezekatze wrote:from germany...

he said he had too much females ;)
does he have any more for sale? i need some females.... :(
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Both look female to me...
But, as I'm learning, there is soo much more that just shape to go by...

How are they behaving in the tank?
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