Please Help Sexing L066

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idunno
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Please Help Sexing L066

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Hi,

I'd like your opinion to confirm the sex of this L066, please:
It's about 12cm/5inch, a few years old. My thought is a male.
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But the rounded genital makes me doubt...
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Many thanks. ^:)^
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Re: Please Help Sexing L066

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I'm not entirely sure but I would say female for how wide the body is and my males have pretty hairy pectoral fins!


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Female- rounded tube in the second pic. Males are pointier. Also lacks odontile growth. But I could be wrong.
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100% female
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Thanks for all replies.
The rounded tube really confuses me. As I have a very hairy male with rounded tube.Unfortunately, I didn't take a photo of the tube but here he is.
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I've been told that it's a L066xL333 hybrid because the tail is not long enough :-O :
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What about these?
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From left to right:
Fish #1
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Fish #2
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Fish #3
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My guess is F/F/M.
Thanks again.
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I think 3x female.
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