Panaque maccus male or female?

araceae · Post by **araceae** » 07 Dec 2011, 23:26

I am thinking female... just need to know for sure, and any hints on picking out a mate?

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 08 Dec 2011, 00:26

It's hard to say from these pictures, but males have REALLY hair back part of the body (it is very obvious!), and it doesn't look like yours has that.

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Mats

Yakov_krepak · Post by **Yakov_krepak** » 08 Dec 2011, 15:43

i think your fish is too small for identification.
What size?

araceae · Post by **araceae** » 08 Dec 2011, 21:04

it is about 2 1/2 inches

krazyGeoff · Post by **krazyGeoff** » 09 Dec 2011, 08:15

araceae wrote:it is about 2 1/2 inches

Then it is a female. As per what Mats said the males are quite hairy on their back half, especially at that size.
Cheers

Geoff.

Maccus · Post by **Maccus** » 09 Dec 2011, 10:40

I was going to say either immature or female.
BTW, top views are most helpful for sexing because then you can see the "hairy tail" the best.

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