2 Zebs 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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2 Zebs to sex

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Hi here are pictures of my two Zebs, let me know what you think.
The first one is 8cm long and the second is 7cm long
Zeb 1
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Zeb 2
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Pics are not working for me :?
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Can't see the pics :(
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Post by Jamie24 »

i would say that number one is male and number two posibly female

hope for you that they are one of each. are they yours or you looking at buying them?
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Post by John »

looks like two red crosses of the same gender to me :)
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John wrote:looks like two red crosses of the same gender to me :)
Actually If you look closely at the 2nd X its got a slightly thinner profile...
I'd say fisrt X is male 2nd X is female ;)
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Could you please explain what you mean by "Red Cross"
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are they yours or you looking at buying them?
They are my own fish, I have had them for about 3-4 years now, and are hoping to have a go at breeding Zebras
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Looks like a nice pair to me :wink:
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The pictures wernt working, so we could only see the little red X :)

...they are now though - the first looks male - the 2nd looks female.

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Post by Miezekatze »

smithrc wrote:The pictures wernt working, so we could only see the little red X :)

...they are now though - the first looks male - the 2nd looks female.

Good luck.
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yup, id also say male top female bottom :D

Good luck with breeding them they both look very healthy
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Post by John »

Confirmed, looks to me like the fem is a little on the thin side.
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Thanks to everyone for your opinions.
I'll hopefully be having some baby red crosses soon :!:
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lol

Hopefully so lol
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