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Luckly get a chance to buy this wild cought from a person who give it up.
He had it for few years and had no chance to breed it.
Please help to ID it and I am happy to have a new zebra into my group no matter it is a male or female.

good looking male to me.

Beautifull well fed male

Thanks Chanett & John's opinion.
It really is a nice fish.

I myself think it may look like a female because:

Thin pecotrial fins and almost no hair on it at this size fish.
Odontodes are a lot shorter

These features are different than the male that I have at the same size as this one.

But I maybe wrong, only time will tell.

Anyone please still feel free to give your opinions.
Thanks

This is one of those fish when you first look at it you say male but when you look closer you see female traits such as you have listed. I have a fish that looks like a male as well but not as hairy or as large as the other two males i have. This fish never goes into caves just hangs about under rock ledges, no golden eggs yet, so i can't confirm male or female maybe a bit of both and i will never know.
The vent on your fish does look female to me but i am no expert .

good luck
davo