Please sex fighting zebs

[Brengun]

I have 4 zebs left in a 3ft tank and they declared war. There used to be 8 but 2 died in the heatwave when my airstones shutdown, one got eaten in a cave and one little one just clean disappeared.

Now I know the main male and I thought I had a fat female but this fattie has been terrorising the tank today. Even guppies copped it if they went near the log. Two other zebs including the male got a trashing and the littlest one just stayed right out of it.

Tell me I haven't got 4 males again! :wb::cry:

Main male is 8cm. Three pics of him.

This one I thought was female. The belly is big enough and its also 8cm but it gave the 8cm main male a real touch up today. Got 5 pretty good pics.

This one is 7cm and scratched up. Got 4 pics for it.

Did I say the little 6.5cm stayed right out of it? I found it in the prime log everyone was fighting over! Five photos for it.

 

[Jacqueline]

I would say, all males I afraid :cry:
The first one being the most dominant.

 

[Unungy]

I second this :cry:

 

[Irene0100]

yes could be all male - the pec fins are so very hairy!!

 

[bigbird]

i tend to agree, all male sorry cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[JackGillett]

Agree sorry Bren, and sorry for the losses

 

[Brengun]

Hmmmm that changes things a bit then. Thinking sell the 4 zebs and what can I put in the 3ft tank then?
Make a great little grow out tank for my L333 juvies. They are getting a bit big for a frysaver now.
Thanks for that everyone.

 

[back to basics]

all male , expensive display tank

 

[Bigjohnnofish]

females tend to have a small triangular cheek odontode... im off to find a pic to show you... if i cant find one i'll take one tomorrow

 

[dog]

I'm gonna disagree with all of you on this one...
Fish no 2 is female IMO, the vent is very short and rounded, not at all pointed like the others - most hypans have pointy vents on males and stumpy rounded ones on females.
The second fish also has a more pointed nose and less bulky head overall.

Sorry guys to buck the trend...

 

[f0bb0y]

i think
fish No.1 is a male and a half
fish No.2 is a fat male
fish No.3 (7cm) is a female
fish No.4 sorry im stuck with this one.

 

[loganberriez]

IMO
1. male
2. female
3.female
4. male
when they get to 7cm-ish, they know its a male when u look at them cos more obvious re head shape and odontode hairs.
eg. no4 is the smallest but its quiet obviously a male, no 2 and 3 are larger and therefore should show the same characteristics as no4 but they don't.

 

[Brengun]

Yeah thats what I was thinking too. Everyones settled a bit since I rearranged the tank.
Hey Johnno, where's my female whiskers pic!????