5 to sex

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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5 to sex

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It has been felt like a decade, since I set up my L46 breeding tank until I finally be able to find 5pcs. They are from 2 different sources, #1-4 are from LFS and sold to me as wild caught, I thought I have 2 male and 2 female. #5 is a trade from my friend, which I believe is a female. However, after they are release to the tank and now I have a closer, they all look like FEMALE to me.... :cry:

Please help me, thank you very very much.
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Post by andrewcoxon »

#4 and #5 look the most likley to be females to me :)

good luck with them!
My Pleco's:
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5 x L174
5 x L134
5 x L287
5 x L257
2 x L236
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Still look young to me :(
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look to young to me aswell
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2 is male . 1, 4, 5 seem to be female. :)
3 is a bit tricky. :roll:
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Post by John »

5 cm. is really to small to sex them.
Another half year with good food and clean water they will be definetely sexable.
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John wrote:5 cm. is really to small to sex them.
Another half year with good food and clean water they will be definetely sexable.
Thank you, however, I am living in Hong Kong, space are pricy, so they are staying in 60cm 80L tank. Afraid that they may not have enough space to grow up.

BTW, I am a bit confuse in how to sex them. Some said female has a rounder body and more pointed head shape, some said the other way around. What is the most obvious sign to look for?

Thank you very much, all.
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