Sexing L201's

[fatpleco]

Hello,
Would anyone care to sex these 201's; they're all the same age, 'bout 2 years old.
Thanks
Fatty

 

[foti]

I would say you have 3 male 1 female

 

[bigbird]

how big are they ? they look small. I would say 3M and 1 F, but would like to see them in 1year again cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[fatpleco]

Thanks for the insight. Despite providing a few logs, none of them seem to cave much- maybe still too young? Largest are 6.5-7cm TL. Guess I'll sit back and wait some more. Cheers.

 

[Bigjohnnofish]

they are big enough to breed... i have had smaller fish start to spawn...

going on the hair on pectorial fins you would say 3m 1f.... obvious guess...

but head shape and body shape indicate different remembering you can get hairy females... and the hair on pectorials of 3 of the 201's is only minor hair... nothing really bushy to indicate def male... waist is much bigger than head width telling me they are girls... but i have seen obese boys too... im guessing 1m 1f and 2 unsure but leaning toward females......