One to Sex... Your expertise is needed

n00dl3 · Post by **n00dl3** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:35 am

Here is one of my full grown adult zebra... Is this a MALE or FEMALE... please explain why it is a female or male... Thanks...

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civicr · Post by **civicr** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:02 am

lovely looking female

its the rounded body shape and a small set of fins at the rear

chanettt · Post by **chanettt** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:51 am

I used to have a fat alpha male like that. I would go for a MALE as the shape of the head shows.

flip1987 · Post by **flip1987** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:11 am

I'd say you've got a beautifull female.

Jamie24 · Post by **Jamie24** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:27 am

Slightly hairy, nicely shaped Full-of-Eggs Female!

Body shape, fin shape/size and tail pinch say it for me!

Get her a male quick!

J

n00dl3 · Post by **n00dl3** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:30 am

So far we have 4 females to 1 males.

Chanett - agreed with the head as being a male. Not typical female head.

At first glance I thought the fish was a female too... just because her body shape didn't have a taped body like a male and the belly was very round, and the hair on the pectoral (front side fin) was not the hairy compare to most males that I have saw.

Thanks all for your opinion.. Anyone else...

P.s. I just put he/she into a tank with a mated pair ... going to see what happen and I just did a big water change too...

Alistair · Post by **Alistair** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:34 pm

I would go for a nice ripe female.

Nice round belly, opercular spines are reduced, thin first ray on pectoral fins the does look broad but is quite rounded off.

Al.C