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please help 1 day to sex these fish before accepting them
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:48 pm
by Zebedee
there is supposed to be 2 males 3 females you're help will be appreciated i think the sizes are small this is supposed to be a breeding group of F0 zebs.
number 1:
number 1:
number 2:
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number 2:
number 3:
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number 4:
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number 5:
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:46 pm
by Stevie.K
My guesses
2 & 3 male.
1 , 4 & 5 possible female, they look pinched at the gills but look very hairy on thier fins.
My females have very fine hairs on their fins, good luck.
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:52 pm
by twinspots_goby
I will agree with Steve.
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:27 pm
by pureplecs
So are you going to accept them? I will!
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:34 pm
by Zebedee
4000 USD i think the sizes are way too small for the females.
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:39 pm
by pureplecs
Just curious, how big are they? It is hard to tell from the pics. In the other thread you posted a pic with them all together I thought they looked pretty full grown, are they the same fish?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:52 am
by Stereophonics
They look ok to me, maybe a clearer shot of them against a measuring tape would fix any doubts, but wat you showed look like 7cm+
HTH
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:47 am
by twinspots_goby
Based on your picture, they do seem to be adults and ready to spawn anytime.
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:52 am
by Barbie
I agree, 1, 4, 5 female, 2 and 3 male. 5 is hard to tell for sure and might mature as a male. They are very thin compared to what I'm used to looking at. Hope that helps!
Barbie
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:09 am
by Zebedee
They are not the fish in the other thread as the markings on them are different i did look at them intensly. i was under the understanding that you do not measure the tail as part of the size.
fish number 1 i would say 2" 5cm
fish 4:
fish 5:
the original group that was supposed to be sent:
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:29 am
by I_Need_Zebras
are you paying all of the money up front, or some on receipt?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:56 am
by Zebedee
the money has been paid to escrow. i have the fish
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:19 pm
by pureplecs
Well congratulations then!!!!
I have found in the past that when I am purchasing plecos, I have to ask the seller if they are refering the advertised lenghth as "SL" or "TL" to be sure we are on the same page because a lot of times, they are refering to the total lenghth... Regardless it looks like you have some good looking fish, will be looking for some more pics when you've fattened them up and conditioned them! We'll be seeing you in the spawning group in no time I bet!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:43 pm
by andrewcoxon
congratz... they look like an ok size to me.... adults anyway....
feed them up and enjoy!
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:21 pm
by Jo's Zebs
Feed them up get them breeding although I do think they are well over priced at 2K but its your cash so enjoy.