Raoul's Zebras
Raoul's Zebras
Hi there,
Today I bought two Hypancistrus Zebra’s. They are now 6 cm.
Can you please tell me if it is the L046 for sure or maybe it is the L098 or the L173.
And do you now the sex, is it male or female?
Best regards
Raoul
Here they are:
The two together:
The first one:
The second one
Here one of them in my tank:
Today I bought two Hypancistrus Zebra’s. They are now 6 cm.
Can you please tell me if it is the L046 for sure or maybe it is the L098 or the L173.
And do you now the sex, is it male or female?
Best regards
Raoul
Here they are:
The two together:
The first one:
The second one
Here one of them in my tank:
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Hi Raoul
I would also say fist one is a male, also not to sure about the second, but if Ihad to guess I would say a younger male. There isn't much of a sign of odontodes on the gill plates however, but these could have been lost due to stress and transit.
regards
Rob
I would also say fist one is a male, also not to sure about the second, but if Ihad to guess I would say a younger male. There isn't much of a sign of odontodes on the gill plates however, but these could have been lost due to stress and transit.
regards
Rob
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Hi rjoemman,
Welcome to the forum.
The first one is a MALE
The second one, at first glance ,I would say is a female from looking at the body shape.The Cheek odontodes look as if they have been badly damaged in a fight. This normally happens to MALES. The spikes/odontodes on the leading pectoral fin are not clear on your photo. Like someone else said, Another photo from the other side,showing the front half of the fish showing cheek whiskers and pectoral fin clearly, together with an overhead of the whole fish, might be useful.To end , i would say that i am unsure of the sex of this fish.
To have a heart shape pattern on the back of the zebra is pretty rare, For now, 4 different members have one each, including myself.
Regards,
Des.
Welcome to the forum.
The first one is a MALE
The second one, at first glance ,I would say is a female from looking at the body shape.The Cheek odontodes look as if they have been badly damaged in a fight. This normally happens to MALES. The spikes/odontodes on the leading pectoral fin are not clear on your photo. Like someone else said, Another photo from the other side,showing the front half of the fish showing cheek whiskers and pectoral fin clearly, together with an overhead of the whole fish, might be useful.To end , i would say that i am unsure of the sex of this fish.
To have a heart shape pattern on the back of the zebra is pretty rare, For now, 4 different members have one each, including myself.
Regards,
Des.
Rjoemman,
Sorry but cannot be certain as to its sex as the cheek odontodes on the other side are also missing/damaged. Give it a few weeks/months to recover.
Holding a zebra in your hand (out of water) while taking a photograph is not something I or anyone else, would recommend. This causes them undue stress. It would be better off, in a container with some tank water or else held by a net against the front glass in the tank, or even in a fry container floating in the tank.
Des.
Sorry but cannot be certain as to its sex as the cheek odontodes on the other side are also missing/damaged. Give it a few weeks/months to recover.
Holding a zebra in your hand (out of water) while taking a photograph is not something I or anyone else, would recommend. This causes them undue stress. It would be better off, in a container with some tank water or else held by a net against the front glass in the tank, or even in a fry container floating in the tank.
Des.