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Ok, here are what i bought as L066. The picture with only one fish in it is the biggest fish, which i think is female. The one with 2 fish in it but no cave is the 2 suspected females. And, the one with the small male and the suspected female to the right is the smallest suspected female. I am pretty sure the small male and big female are the same species, but, the other female is a little suspect. She is the one to the right of the cave with the male in it. I think she is a L333. Please help, it would be appreciated.

Can a moderator please move this posting?
Thanks,
Amanda

bronzefry wrote:Can a moderator please move this posting?
Thanks,
Amanda

Err, why? I mean, it's a post asking what species a fish is.

For me these look like L66. They've not got the stubby appearance of L333 but we could do with some half decent pictures to get a better idea.

Jools

The camera i was using is a Sony 717. Jools, should i put them in a clear container. What would you recommend. Thanks

Hi!

For me these are L66 without doubt!
regarding the sex:
the bigger is the male, the 2nd might be a female, and the 3rd is probably too young to be sex...still immature

cheers
Yann

Ok, well, they are getting more in, and i am taking the younger in a getting 2 of the biggest, hopefully female. The pics i posted in the thread called i am getting L066 or something like that, yann can you take a look and tell me what sexes

HI!

I saw the topic and my answer is in this thread!
Cheers
Merry Xmas!
Yann

Jools,
The posting was originally in the Cories...
Amanda

What was?? I am confused, did i post this in the wrong place on accident

Beautiful L066! Do you have a sexed pair?

I am pretty sure the 2 biggest are a pair. I have determined i have a reverse trio, the biggest male, second biggest female, and smallest male. Howe do i know, because if the second biggest was a male i am pretty sure she would be occupying the cave the smallest one is.

Howe do i know, because if the second biggest was a male i am pretty sure she would be occupying the cave the smallest one is.

Cave selection is no indicator. My fish are always amazing me which caves they choose to spawn in. I have had the largest male in the tank spawn in the smallest cave in the tank and I didn't even think that he could fit into it, let alone the big fat female that must have squeezed in there as well.

I don't get what you mean. I am talking about sexes, and the one everyone said is female is the one not occupying a cave, the smallest is

Correct, but if I'm reading you correctly, you're saying that because the smaller indivdual is in the cave, it must be a male, which is completely untrue.

Well, i came up with this seeing that the smallest one is occuping a cave, the the supposed female is a female, because if it were male, it would beat up the other one for the cave.

Not to be rude, but these are animals, not math equations. There are not clear cut behaviors that always happen. A larger male will not always fight another smaller male for a cave, just as a female will not consistently avoid caves. The best way to sex them is simply by anatomical features, not such loose behavioral mannerisms.