Help needed to sex a group of Hypancistrus sp. lower Xingu
Help needed to sex a group of Hypancistrus sp. lower Xingu
recently purchase a group of Hypancistrus sp. lower Xingu need help from the you guys to sex them. intend to put them into two groups. hoping to have some females in the group. Thanks
A B C
A B C
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Re: Help needed to sex a group of Hypancistrus sp. lower Xingu
all of them look like males (i think :S)except B a definite gravid female
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Re: Help needed to sex a group of Hypancistrus sp. lower Xingu
I think there are more than one female in the group, but it's often hard to say for sure. I'd say C, D and G are possible females too.
If I was told to pick a male or two, I'd go for A and/or F. The rest are harder to say whether they are male or female.
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If I was told to pick a male or two, I'd go for A and/or F. The rest are harder to say whether they are male or female.
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Re: Help needed to sex a group of Hypancistrus sp. lower Xingu
i was told 5 females in the group, i think B, C, and G. i was thinking of putting 1male to 2 females.MatsP wrote:I think there are more than one female in the group, but it's often hard to say for sure. I'd say C, D and G are possible females too.
If I was told to pick a male or two, I'd go for A and/or F. The rest are harder to say whether they are male or female.
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Re: Help needed to sex a group of Hypancistrus sp. lower Xingu
There may well be 5 females in there. However, by looking at the pictures, it's hard to say for sure.
A mix of 1 male and 2 female is definitely a good choice.
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A mix of 1 male and 2 female is definitely a good choice.
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Re: Help needed to sex a group of Hypancistrus sp. lower Xingu
I'd say you have more females than males.
A: male?
B: gravid female
C: female?
D: possibly male
E: possibly female
F: possibly male
G: female
H: female
I: male
I'm really not sure about D-F.
A: male?
B: gravid female
C: female?
D: possibly male
E: possibly female
F: possibly male
G: female
H: female
I: male
I'm really not sure about D-F.
Cheers,
Tina
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