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my fish just arrive yesterday. it looks skinny with the length of 2 inches. am i right that this is a young male?

I am going to stick my neck out again and agree with you in saying that it is a male. It is very very skinny though, you will need to build it up quite a bit. There is a thread on here some where about a member who also got a skinny fish were advice was given on how best to do it.

Found it, see how to fatten up a zebra in general care and breeding

hope to heard from someone who say that it's female.

hmm... it is a male...

I think it's a male...

i think you need to feed it! I have seen a malnourished fish change an aweful lot when they got healthy....just an opinion though....