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Please help me identify these two
I finally found some zebra plecos to buy here in Hawaii and am wodering what sex they are. Can anyone please help me? They are both a little over two inches.
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At first glance, I woudl say you were in luck!!!! Top one looks likea young female, and the bottom one looks like a young male.
The female at the top has a slightly longer pectorial fins than I would expect, but she will grow into them.
I may be completely wrong as they are hard to sex at this age, but thats my tupence worth!!!!
Oh, and welcome tot he forum, I'm sure if you ask a few questions and read the articles you'll manage to get them spawning.
Good luck
Rob
The female at the top has a slightly longer pectorial fins than I would expect, but she will grow into them.
I may be completely wrong as they are hard to sex at this age, but thats my tupence worth!!!!
Oh, and welcome tot he forum, I'm sure if you ask a few questions and read the articles you'll manage to get them spawning.
Good luck
Rob
The perfect white lie..."Of course I didn't pay that much for the fish honey"
I would have to disagree, I still think that top one is male. The pectorals have that tell tale straight spot in them that seems to be a reliable indicator for males. The picture for the second one makes it difficult to tell at all.
Keep in mind, in my group of 11, I was told I had everything from all females, to almost no females. I'd decided they were gay and I was just going to ignore them and not worry about the problem for awhile. They spawned within a few weeks
. Telling sex from pictures without a wide assortment of angles for each fish is just guessing, IMO.
Give them tightly fit caves. If they both use them, they're male.
Barbie
Keep in mind, in my group of 11, I was told I had everything from all females, to almost no females. I'd decided they were gay and I was just going to ignore them and not worry about the problem for awhile. They spawned within a few weeks
. Telling sex from pictures without a wide assortment of angles for each fish is just guessing, IMO.Give them tightly fit caves. If they both use them, they're male
.Barbie
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Could well be right Barbie, I am looking at the primary crescent shape of the Pectorial fins and the top profile of the head. However, as stated they are sightly longer than I would expect, so I might be completely off the mark Maybe in a few months time, after some fattening up it will be easier to tell. 
Rob
Rob
The perfect white lie..."Of course I didn't pay that much for the fish honey"
Irry93,
Welcome to the forum.
I would say that the top picture is a Male. especially from seeing the long cheek odontodes/bristles.
The bottom picture is a little out of focus so therefore cannot be sure. If it has cheek bristles as long as the one in the top picture, it is a male. If it has much smaller bristles , not much longer than the cheek groove,than it is a female .
Des.
Welcome to the forum.
I would say that the top picture is a Male. especially from seeing the long cheek odontodes/bristles.
The bottom picture is a little out of focus so therefore cannot be sure. If it has cheek bristles as long as the one in the top picture, it is a male. If it has much smaller bristles , not much longer than the cheek groove,than it is a female .
Des.
