L066?

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Andre Costerus
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L066?

Post by Andre Costerus »

Hi There

I would like to know if these fish I bought recently is in fact L066

Also would anyone be able to sex them for me:

Catfish Number 1:



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And the second fish:

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Another view

Fish #1

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Fish #1 and #2

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Post by Yann »

Hi!

Don't know if it is the angle from which was taken the pictures but I would say yours look like L333

Regarding the sex, not quite easy I would say, especially regarding fish # 2 but fish # would be a male, especially base on Head shape!!

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Post by Andre Costerus »

Thanks for the reply

What would be the best camera angel to determine the sex of the fish?
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Post by MatsP »

Generally, for sexing, you want one fish in each picture, against a clear, high contrast background [such as a dark fish on a white background], straight from above. That generally gets the best image.

Taking one fish at a time out of the tank into a white plastic icecream tub, or similar, would be the best way. If you've got more than two fish, it's probably best to take them out of the tank into a holding container (bag/bucket) and then take one at a time out of the holding container into the photo contiainer, and then back into the original tank - that way you don't have to figure out which ones you've got photos of and which you haven't.

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Post by Andre Costerus »

Thank you Mats

I will try doing that tonight!
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