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Male & Female
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:22 pm
by smilezz
Hi,
Can someone please confirm that i have a male and female pair please?
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:08 pm
by McEve
They seem to be at that age where it's the hardest to guess
How big are they? Do you have caves for them? Noticed if any of them have taken posession of a cave?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:03 am
by smilezz
Hi,
The smallest one in the picture is around 6cm and the other one is around 6.5 .
As for caves, i've only got 2 terracotta and a few rocks for them but no signs of them hiding in the cave.
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:37 pm
by Plastic Mac
My guess is two males.
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:43 pm
by chanettt
Plastic Mac wrote:My guess is two males.
me too
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:34 am
by smilezz
Really?
Had to be my luck
The seller said it was a pair, so i paid a bit more than normal. Dammit
Well, look on the bright side, i still have 2 lovely zebs. Unfortunately, i won't be able to afford any more for sometime. They are very costly here in Aus.
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:39 pm
by Stevie.K
Don't dispair if the zebs are not fully grown & have lots of hair!, i bought one fish as a male which laid last week
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:53 pm
by Plastic Mac
Stevie is right, judging by looks isn't a 100% guarantee of their sex (at least when it's not 100% obvious anyway)...how they behave imo is a far better indicator.
I wouldn't be too disheartened, all mine were stated to be male until one day when I had eggs in the cave, so there' still hope
It wouldn't be the first time someone has sold two as a 'pair' though, when there's no proof of them being a pair at all. Did the seller imply they had bred before at all?
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:14 pm
by McEve
I'll third that. All mine were labelled as males when I first started. turned out 3 out of 5 was females
It's very hard to tell when they are at the size yours are. None of them shows all the characteristics of a male or a female. Both have a crescent pectoral fin (indicates female), none has much odontodes (indicates female), none has a plump body shape (indicates male), both has a rather large pelvic fin (indicates male), both has a pointy nose (indicates male)....
Did you see:
http://www.zebrapleco.com/article2.php ? (time to update it a bit a see...
)
Agree with Plastic Mac, behaviour is important to look at at this time. Try putting a cave or two in there and see who takes posession
