Sexing l046

[Dillonk]

Can someone sex these l046's please

 

[Dillonk]

 

[Dillonk]

 

[Bigjohnnofish]

can only see first pic... which looks male...

 

[bigbird]

me as well can only see first pick and tend also to say male rgds jk :thumbup:

 

[leisure_man]

Well, the picture is off focus couples with reflection from the flash, I can't tell which sex it is. A better picture would definitely help, try putting the fish in smaller container with shallow water. It helps to focus on the fish rather than the water surface.

Here is a picture of a trio of L46 I have. The 2 on the left are females, and the one on the right is a male.

 

[NML]

You have posted this on Pleco Fanatics on FB group and have been advised 2M/1F...

https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/s480x480/10653411_10152504893231137_3421352513415759070_n.jpg?oh=e5b15c4ae3b463c537e46c9f3a9aac4d&oe=54CC676F

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/1962705_10152504893296137_4647224358431142596_n.jpg?oh=0f4aa9c8b4ae7970f819f395b54dfff2&oe=54B0DA5B&__gda__=1421797612_98386ad2f01f255a0df6149958df810d

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/1016820_10152504893336137_8987276659819090428_n.jpg?oh=f5b89b77cea518b2f26dc485337f37c5&oe=54ADC577&__gda__=1421144605_c963ca5d46734743197ad5138a490f04

Here's the pictures for everyone to see and advise of sex.

 

[Raul-7]

Second is definite male; the first is male. Last is female.

Has anyone successfully been able to sex them by looking at their genitalia?

 

[leisure_man]

I vent plecos all the time. The problem is I don't have 3 hands to document the process. I need one hand to hold the pleco, and two hands to operate the camera. Sometime, it takes both hands just to hold on to the pleco. Since mature L46 are easy to tell from top and side view, it is somewhat unnecessary to 'man-handle' the fish to get a vent view.

 

[Raul-7]

What about looking at the clear container from the bottom?

 

[leisure_man]

Most clear containers are plastic one where the bottom is usually heavily scratched. Glass containers usually end up in pieces in my fish room so I don't have any. BTW, most containers, plastic or glass, the bottom is thicker as well. Again, holding a glass container with water over one's head and try to take picture is just too acrobatic for me to perform by myself. Maybe you can set one up with a glass tank on a table with part of the table top cut out so you can take picture lying down under the table looking up to the tank bottom.