Hi,
Can someone please confirm that i have a male and female pair please?
Male & Female
- Plastic Mac
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- Plastic Mac
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Stevie is right, judging by looks isn't a 100% guarantee of their sex (at least when it's not 100% obvious anyway)...how they behave imo is a far better indicator.
I wouldn't be too disheartened, all mine were stated to be male until one day when I had eggs in the cave, so there' still hope
It wouldn't be the first time someone has sold two as a 'pair' though, when there's no proof of them being a pair at all. Did the seller imply they had bred before at all?
I wouldn't be too disheartened, all mine were stated to be male until one day when I had eggs in the cave, so there' still hope
It wouldn't be the first time someone has sold two as a 'pair' though, when there's no proof of them being a pair at all. Did the seller imply they had bred before at all?
I'll third that. All mine were labelled as males when I first started. turned out 3 out of 5 was females
It's very hard to tell when they are at the size yours are. None of them shows all the characteristics of a male or a female. Both have a crescent pectoral fin (indicates female), none has much odontodes (indicates female), none has a plump body shape (indicates male), both has a rather large pelvic fin (indicates male), both has a pointy nose (indicates male)....
Did you see: http://www.zebrapleco.com/article2.php ? (time to update it a bit a see... )
Agree with Plastic Mac, behaviour is important to look at at this time. Try putting a cave or two in there and see who takes posession
It's very hard to tell when they are at the size yours are. None of them shows all the characteristics of a male or a female. Both have a crescent pectoral fin (indicates female), none has much odontodes (indicates female), none has a plump body shape (indicates male), both has a rather large pelvic fin (indicates male), both has a pointy nose (indicates male)....
Did you see: http://www.zebrapleco.com/article2.php ? (time to update it a bit a see... )
Agree with Plastic Mac, behaviour is important to look at at this time. Try putting a cave or two in there and see who takes posession