Zebs

[BluE SnipeR]

Any zebra experts out there want to help me have a go at sexing these guys, they are still a bit small, roughly 6cm. Thank you.
Fish 1


Fish 2


Fish 3

 

[Rabbit]

1) Male
2) Male
3) Female
This link may help.
http://www.zebrapleco.com/article2.php
I would get them sexed again at 7-8cm.
HTH

 

[BluE SnipeR]

1) Male
2) Male
3) Female
This link may help.
http://www.zebrapleco.com/article2.php
I would get them sexed again at 7-8cm.
HTH

I sort of knew they were still a bit hard to sex at this size but just thought I would throw them out there anyway.

Thanks Rabbit.

 

[scatz]

at a guess, i would have said the same as Rabbit, 1 and 2 male, 3 female.

 

[BluE SnipeR]

Thanks scatz, What are you guys looking at?

Cheers.

 

[st24rsap]

male, male, female

first 2 have quite pointed heads, 3rd has rounded

 

[scatz]

first 2 also look like they have much thicker leading rays on the pectoral fins, and fish 2 certainly has some "spikey" growth on them

 

[BluE SnipeR]

I think you guys are right on 1 and 2, lets hope you guys are right on number 3 as well.

Cheers.

 

[kakamac]

I can't sex them mate but you certainly are building a nice collection. Keep us updated on how all your plecs go.

 

[BluE SnipeR]

I can't sex them mate but you certainly are building a nice collection. Keep us updated on how all your plecs go.

Thanks kak.

 

[FF MkII]

By head size/shape and the slightly hairy pectoral rays on the first 2 i would agree with those above.

 

[BluE SnipeR]

By head size/shape and the slightly hairy pectoral rays on the first 2 i would agree with those above.

Thanks mate, fish 1 is constantly caving and has done some strange things, the other 2 just sits under rocks.

I would of thought fish 2 would be the one caving as it is the bigger fish and if anything should be the dominant one.

Cheers.

 

[Irene0100]

very nice. I am hopeless with sexing but I can see the middle one is a male from triangle head and spiky fins. how old are they do you know?

 

[BluE SnipeR]

very nice. I am hopeless with sexing but I can see the middle one is a male from triangle head and spiky fins. how old are they do you know?

Not really sure how old they are but I'd estimate them to be 1.5 years+

I was hoping fish 1 would be a female but it looks like that's gone out the window as its the only fish that's caving at the moment.

 

[Sid]

Spot on guys , i would say the same , male, male , female

 

[Irene0100]

sitting in a cave does not mean its a male.
she might just want to hide. the males may take territory or even fight each other over a choice cave.

 

[BluE SnipeR]

sitting in a cave does not mean its a male.
she might just want to hide. the males may take territory or even fight each other over a choice cave.

I do notice that with my other hypans, so there is still hope for a trio but I would be over the moon with a pair.

Lets give them another 6 months.