L97 sexing

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christian
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L97 sexing

Post by christian »

hey community!

i need some help at sexing my new l97 plecos.
i got them today and they have a size of 13-16cm.
hope i can get some expert comments on my new pseudas.

l97.1:
[img][IMG]http://s14.directupload.net/images/1410 ... cwo3f8.jpg[/img][/img]

l92.2:
[img][IMG]http://s14.directupload.net/images/1410 ... e9z32v.jpg[/img][/img]

l97.3:
[img][IMG]http://s14.directupload.net/images/1410 ... 2f5oyi.jpg[/img][/img]

l97.group:
[img][IMG]http://s14.directupload.net/images/1410 ... 3b2rww.jpg[/img][/img]

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Re: L97 sexing

Post by Coldhands »

Looks like all males based on those photos.
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Re: L97 sexing

Post by PseudaSmart »

You might have one surprise but most likely males. One way to sex them is the pelvic fins. They need to be flared out to see the difference. Males are flat across the back of the fins and the female's fins look more like teardrops. At the stated sizer should be easy to see.

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