Please help me sex my Zebras

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Please help me sex my Zebras

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I just purchased these two Plecos and was wondering if anyone could tell there sex?

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You have just bought two beauty males :wink:

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The 2nd looks like a female to me, but I am not certain.
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ClayT101 wrote:The 2nd looks like a female to me, but I am not certain.
I have had a bunch of different answers on this. I was told by the guy that sold them they were both females, two people said male and female and one male and male. Im really confused now. I do appreciate the responses though. Hopefully I can get this figured out. Ive read the articles on how to tell and still cant figure it out myself.
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Post by Barbie »

The first picture is definitely a male. I'd bet on it. The angle of the second picture makes it hard to be sure either way. A few more pictures would be much more apt to get you an accurate "guesstimate". The size of the fish will also help in determining what factors to look for.

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Here is a bottom pic of the one in question (2nd pic). He or she just happened to be on the glass of my tank right now. By the way, Does anyone have a clue on those 2 bumps by the left gill???

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Post by lrry93 »

Bump! Any Ideas??
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The males have a 'spine' (he told me what it was called, but I forgot) on the gill cover, the females don't, that's what a friend of mine told me. I have never tried to sex them myself, but maybe, if you can find a spine, this may help you. Good luck!

The bump MAY be encapsulated worms(if the bump is not growing, red, sore etc), if so they are harmless, waiting for a bird or something to eat your fish and then they will grow in the predator. I had some of those in my gouramis once. If the bump does anything, then it's not the worm and needs attention.
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