male or female

[ryannxs]

your thoughts guys, just to note that this fish is quite thin due to competing for food in previous tank, this is silverdubs fish

thanks for looking

 

[thegeeman]

Nice looking fish Ryan. Theres a 9/10" one at my local that is as fat as a house for 100 quid.

your tank looks abit small for it though

thegeeman

 

[Irene0100]

bit hard to sex till its conditioned and well fed.
maybe someone more familiar with this specicies can tell from head shape?

 

[ryannxs]

thats what i was hoping

 

[st24rsap]

male L333 or L066, you should know the answer by now

 

[ryannxs]

lol!! i should have known! sorry for my ignorance! but the way gee the fish you saw wasn't black and white and stripey was it?lol! and possibly behind a magnifying glass?

 

[Rabbit]

Off head shape i would say male but untill conditioned it would be difficult to be exact.
Problem is the fat deposits situated around the facial area need to be present to show the fish's actual shape.
HTH

 

[cup]

honestly, pseudas are nearly friggin impossible to sex without another to compare.

 

[Rabbit]

:goodpost::yes:

 

[ryannxs]

Off head shape i would say male but untill conditioned it would be difficult to be exact.
Problem is the fat deposits situated around the facial area need to be present to show the fish's actual shape.
HTH

i always thought with psuedas that with head shape U = male and V = female. to me the the head shape in the pic looks like V but the general body shape looks male, although it could be because its thin?

 

[Rabbit]

The head shape is the key with the majority of large plecs regardless of species, due to your fish being under weight the actual body shape will be deceiving and as cup said it is alot easier when there are 2 fish side by side.