One new adding and please help to ID it

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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One new adding and please help to ID it

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Luckly get a chance to buy this wild cought from a person who give it up.
He had it for few years and had no chance to breed it.
Please help to ID it and I am happy to have a new zebra into my group no matter it is a male or female. :D
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good looking male to me.
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Beautifull well fed male :)
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Post by YSL »

Thanks Chanett & John's opinion.
It really is a nice fish.

I myself think it may look like a female because:

Thin pecotrial fins and almost no hair on it at this size fish.
Odontodes are a lot shorter

These features are different than the male that I have at the same size as this one.

But I maybe wrong, only time will tell.

Anyone please still feel free to give your opinions.
Thanks
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This is one of those fish when you first look at it you say male but when you look closer you see female traits such as you have listed. I have a fish that looks like a male as well but not as hairy or as large as the other two males i have. This fish never goes into caves just hangs about under rock ledges, no golden eggs yet, so i can't confirm male or female maybe a bit of both and i will never know.
The vent on your fish does look female to me but i am no expert .

good luck
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