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can you sex L 18?
Posted: 24 Jan 2008, 23:07
by katmandu
thats him
i heard it is very hard,he is about 4-5 inches now
Katmandu
Re: can you sex L 18?
Posted: 25 Jan 2008, 09:44
by MatsP
They can be sexed, but the specimens need to be noticeably larger than that.
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Mats
Re: can you sex L 18?
Posted: 29 Jan 2008, 23:03
by katmandu
Mats
Have You got any personal opinion how to check sex on L 18.I found some on Cat-eLog,but it is not much.
Regards
Katmandu
Re: can you sex L 18?
Posted: 30 Jan 2008, 10:00
by MatsP
No, I have no personal opinion. In general, the rules are pretty much the same for ALL loricariidae (at least in the (ex-)Ancsitrini tribe or Hypostominae subfamily or whatever it is):
- Males have "hairy body" and/or pectoral fins.
- Females are "bigger round the middle region" (eggs).
Those apply to mature, well-fed adults - juveniles are much more difficult - and for any of the Gold nugget varieties, they are most often sold as juvies.
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Mats