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Another One - Male or Female
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 11:33 am
by andrewcoxon
hi guys,
iv got the option of buying this fish and i want to know if it is a male or female. looks female to me but i want an expert opinion!
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 2:32 pm
by inia
It is a young male, or a female. It looks somehow more a young male to me...
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:19 pm
by John
I'd put my money on young male, what's the size of this zeb?
Is it over 2 inches yet?
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:00 pm
by andrewcoxon
its fully grown apparently. about 3" in length.
any thoughts?
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:15 pm
by chanettt
nice male with nice blue eyes, i would buy him with that condition
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:10 pm
by andrewcoxon
nightmare, i thought id finally found a female
.....any more opinions?
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:42 pm
by Miezekatze
male
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:23 pm
by Alistair
Nice looking young fish though!!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:33 am
by twinspots_goby
A nice your male.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:12 am
by zebrastorey
I would also say Male don't worry though i am sure you will find a Female soon enough
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:40 am
by CDNAqua
And the quest continues...
Sorry Andy,
its looks like a sub dominant male to me.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:47 am
by andrewcoxon
hehe thanks guys....
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:44 pm
by andrewcoxon
are the vast majority of zebras babies male then? iv been searching for a female for months and not found any. it seems like everytime one turns up its male, even if the seller doesnt know the sex themself. it cant be 50/50 can it? i think the 2 one and a half year olds iv got, one of them definaltey looks female but is it too young to tell? i can post a pic if not. there about 2 - 2.5 "?
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:20 pm
by eklikewhoa
i think its because more people hold onto females or the ratio of females to males in a colony is greater.
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:33 am
by blueblue
andrewcoxon wrote:are the vast majority of zebras babies male then? iv been searching for a female for months and not found any. it seems like everytime one turns up its male, even if the seller doesnt know the sex themself. it cant be 50/50 can it? i think the 2 one and a half year olds iv got, one of them definaltey looks female but is it too young to tell? i can post a pic if not. there about 2 - 2.5 "?
Your posted one should be a male.
Though it's a bit difficult to tell for sure for a young specimen, you may wish to post your young "female" L46 for us to take a look...