Zebra Plecos Fighting - Should I be worried?? Also M or F?

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GlockFu
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Zebra Plecos Fighting - Should I be worried?? Also M or F?

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I am getting a bit worried... I moved some things around in the tank (although to me it looks like I put it back exactly the same) and it looks like 3 of my plecos have been doing a lot of fighting... Here is a picture of one of them, should I be worried? Should I seperate them or leave them alone? Also, does this one look like a Male or Female? Thanks.
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Post by Neo »

Dont worry m8, seems a bit battle scarred lol the pic to me looks female as i dont see any whiskers around the gill plates etc, the colour will come back in the fish soon
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Post by Jon »

It would be easier to sex if given an overhead shot. As stated, I wouldn't worry too much--maybe a bit of QT time and some anti fungal/biotic treatment.
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