Peckoltia Sabaji

KaaBee · Post by **KaaBee** » 04 Jul 2011, 21:44

Hello,

Can anyone tell me if the Sabaji in this youtube video is a male or female?

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 04 Jul 2011, 21:56

It looks like it's a fairly young fish - around 8-10cm/3-4"?

I'd expect around 15cm/6" size is necessary for proper sexing.

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Mats

KaaBee · Post by **KaaBee** » 05 Jul 2011, 06:05

In fact, the fish is about 15cm...

Bas Pels · Post by **Bas Pels** » 05 Jul 2011, 07:50

Perhaps this is a matter of bodylength (sl) vs total lengte (tl)

13 cm sl = 15 cm tl, more or less

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 05 Jul 2011, 08:14

Ok, it's often hard to judge size. I should have said that a clear photo against a light background from above will definitely help sexing almost any pleco. Videos are good for showing the behaviour of a fish, but it's very hard to see the minute details that tell us the sex of the fish - body shape, "body hair", fin ray thickness, etc.

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Mats

KaaBee · Post by **KaaBee** » 11 Jul 2011, 13:33

Mats, I have done my homework

Please look at the pictures. Could you tell me if it is a male or female?
I found this on Planet catfish:
"The first thing we notice is that the female becomes plumper and more rounded when compared to the males more slender body. The male's interopercular odontodal growth is only slightly heavier than the females but the base of these spines will be more swollen in males – this gives him a more masculine look!"

Since this L075 is prettyu plumper and rounded, could it be that this is a female?

KaaBee · Post by **KaaBee** » 11 Jul 2011, 13:34

KaaBee · Post by **KaaBee** » 11 Jul 2011, 13:35

KaaBee · Post by **KaaBee** » 11 Jul 2011, 13:36

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 11 Jul 2011, 13:42

I still don't see any distinct sexual dimorpism features - body, gill or fin odontodes. The head looks fairly wide compared to the body, which would mean male, and the first pectoral ray looks fairly thick. But I'm far from certain about that.

The shots of the belly don't show enough detail to say for sure whether it has "pointy" or "round" bits...

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Mats

KaaBee · Post by **KaaBee** » 11 Jul 2011, 20:32

Too bad, I'm not going to disturb the fish by catching it out of my tank.
So time will tell if it is a male or female.
I will add another Sabaji in the near future, probably a male and then I will see what happens...

If anyone else has a clue about the sex of this L075 please let me know.

stuby · Post by **stuby** » 12 Jul 2011, 00:38

At that size it should be showing hair on it's fin if it is a male......

Here are a couple pics of mine to show you the difference in male and female (around the same size as yours too)

female

male

HTH
Chuck

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