L46 - 28pics to sex 7pcs, thank you

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awth
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L46 - 28pics to sex 7pcs, thank you

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Recently, I have acquired 2 more wild caught zebra, in addition with my 5pcs, now I have total 7pcs of them. I strongly believe that I have read almost all the threads about how to sex them in this forum, however, I still don't have a clue on their gender. The more I look at them and the more I read about how to sex them, the more confuse I am!!! :oops:

Behaviour:
Ind #1-4 and 6, like to hide among the rock and I never seen them in the caves.

Ind#5, the Youngster, it would ocassionally go inside the cave, but not very often.

Ind#7, I just bought it recently, and when I released it to the tank, it went directly into a cave, and I feel that it spend more time inside a cave than any of the rest.

Please, could anyone kind enough to help me sex them and tell me why you think so. Thank you very much.

Body Length
Ind#1: 6.5cm
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Ind#2: 6cm
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Ind#3: 5.5cm
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Ind#4: 6.5cm
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Ind#5: 5cm
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Ind#6: 6.5cm
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Ind#7: 6.5cm
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Head Shape
Ind#1:
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Ind#2:
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Ind#3:
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Ind#4:
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Ind#5:
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Ind#6:
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Ind#7:
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Shoulder
Ind#1:
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Ind#2:
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Ind#3:
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Ind#4:
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Ind#5:
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Ind#6:
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Ind#7:
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Stomach
Ind#1:
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Ind#2:
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Ind#3:
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Ind#4:
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Ind#5:
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Ind#6:
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Ind#7:
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Haavard Stoere
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Re: L46 - 28pics to sex 7pcs, thank you

Post by Haavard Stoere »

My guesses are as follows:
1 don´t know, but I lean towards female
2 don´t know
3 male based on the shape of the genital papilla
4 female based on the shape of the genital papilla and overall body shape.
5 male based on the shape of the genital papilla and head shape.
6 female based on the shape of the genital papilla. The shape of the body tells me little. Pectoral fin spine is thin.
7 male for sure. That kind of heavy odontal growth only occurs in males. Genital papilla is also definetely male like. He is way to thin, but you already know that. :)
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awth
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Re: L46 - 28pics to sex 7pcs, thank you

Post by awth »

Haavard Stoere: Thank you very much, I just bought #7 for couple of days, his is picking up his appetite, I hope he will gain some weight very soon.




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