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Rodrigo,
Hi and welcome to the forum.
You definetly have a nice adult FEMALE there. Looks just like my females.Can tell by not looking only at the odontodes but also the body shape which in this case is a dead give away. The males (and juvenile females)body shape goes straight from the side of the pectoral fins to the tail. On the other hand the adult females are parallel between pectoral and ventral fins ,then point towards the tail. Looks very "pregnant" to me
Regards,
Des.
Hi and welcome to the forum.
You definetly have a nice adult FEMALE there. Looks just like my females.Can tell by not looking only at the odontodes but also the body shape which in this case is a dead give away. The males (and juvenile females)body shape goes straight from the side of the pectoral fins to the tail. On the other hand the adult females are parallel between pectoral and ventral fins ,then point towards the tail. Looks very "pregnant" to me
Regards,
Des.
Judging by the top view...body shape. I say female. I thought at first male cuz I thought only the males have a blue tinge on the dorsal fins...and I think I see it. So do the females also have the blue tinge? Also, I had a Zebra die on me. I thought it was a big female because it looked so "round", but it didn't round out until AFTER the pec fins. It's hard to explain. I cut it open to look for eggs. NONE. So I believe I had a FAT male. They can look round too...but I notice the roundness starts lower down the body. Does this make sense to anybody? I have a very hard time sexing them myself. Are there any surefire signs? ??? I am tired of not knowing what sex mine are.
Barbie...you know so much...any suggestions that are idiot-proof?
Barbie...you know so much...any suggestions that are idiot-proof?
urchysj 3 months ago I was of the belief that I owned the only adult gay colony of zebra plecos on the planet. I'd been told by numerous people that had actually bred zebras that I had all females, all but one was male, and even that they were too fat. I know now that I had "guessed" their sexes properly, but to be honest, I am not sure how I know. The females heads don't look as "long" to me from where their pectoral fins cross their torso, and the females plump up behind that same line, where a male plumps up all the way back. Males appear to have larger anal fins in comparison to females of the same size, and the pectoral fins are less curved on males. The odontodes in the gill operculum (sp?) will extend outside the groove on males, but not on females, although they will both have them plainly visible in mature females. The leading ray on the pectoral fins of males is thicker or heavier looking also. I've read all of these things for a few years, and I am beginning to feel more confident in my guesses, but I feel far from foolproof!
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I'm waging my bet with female. I said it first off because it appears obvious for me. Although I am no pro, it seems stereotypical. Perhaps even a model of female zebras ... er ... yup.
Urchysj: Surefire method? Yeah, don't listen to the dealers. Everyone wants females so everyone is selling "females." Just take any opportunity to try to sex these fish that you can find and I'm sure your accuracy will improve. Mine's been going up at least.
Urchysj: Surefire method? Yeah, don't listen to the dealers. Everyone wants females so everyone is selling "females." Just take any opportunity to try to sex these fish that you can find and I'm sure your accuracy will improve. Mine's been going up at least.