Pls help sex L260's

[Misha]

Pls help sex these, 3.5 yrs old approx 9cms. Different head shape but both have hairy tails and odontodes. From same spawn. I've heard of hairy female L260's. What do you think?

Thanks,
Shaun

 

[Stan]

I'm no expert, but going by head shape and hair on the pectoral fins the first pic would be top male and bottom female. But again just a guess.:dk:

 

[Misha]

L260's

Until recently I had 3 L260's. 2 were the spitting image of each other (as in top fish in first shot) - exact same head shape with more slender body, same growth rate. They fought each other, and 1 died. Then there was the fish in the bottom shot - different head shape to the other 2, slower growth rate and more placid.

Is it possible to have 2 mature fish from the same batch with different head shapes that are the same sex? What's more important to ID - headshape or hair?

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[Brengun]

Not enough hair on the female on the tail or pec fins to really say its a male no.

 

[Jacqueline]

They are both males. One is more dominant than the other, that's why he's got a more pronounced headshape.

Here's a picture of my breeding group of wc L260:

Male

Female

 

[Brengun]

Thats great Jacqueline thanks. Makes me want to go and take piccies of my L260 now. I bet I have all males though lol.

 

[Misha]

l260's

Thanks for your input everyone. Your male has some serious whiskers, Jacqueline.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[Bigjohnnofish]

im going with 2 males also... at that same size and from same spawn would indicate same sex to me... dont think they are both girls so it leaves 2 x males

very rarely do males and females from same spawn grow at the same rate...