Close up of L260

[Holey_Rock_of_Texas]

i am trying to sex my 3 adult L260's and i think i may have 1 female and i know i have 2 males. my question is can someone post a good pic of the head or a female and a male. i know on one of mine the odontodes are much shorter than the other two L260's. i want to thank you in advance for your help.
thank you,
david
www.holeyrockoftexas.com

[racoll]

Not L260, but this image of the very closely related L262 shows sexual differences well.

[Mike_Noren]

Also check belly pattern. Males have patterned bellies, females pure white. I'm told it's not a 100% reliable trait, but it did hold for my L260's.

[MatsP]

Also check belly pattern. Males have patterned bellies, females pure white. I'm told it's not a 100% reliable trait, but it did hold for my L260's.

I'm pretty sure that we've established that this method is quite unreliable - it's just depending on who the parents are if they have belly pattern as males, females, both or neither.

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Mats

[Mike_Noren]

I have very limited experience of L260 and can neither dispute nor confirm that, only note that it did hold for my 8 wild caught fish.

[Holey_Rock_of_Texas]

the one i think might be a female has a white belly, and the odontodes are much shorter. i have read that the odontodes on females are very small but i am curiuos to how small becuase i can still see them on this individual.
thank you,
david
www.holeyrockoftexas.com

[Jon]

Belly coloration is not indicative of sex. You'd be surprised at how hairy females can get, If you're unsure, it would be wise to post the pictures to verify.

[Holey_Rock_of_Texas]

okay. i am not really sure how to put pics on the internet on these form site but i did post the pics on my web page. here is the hyper link. thank you for your help. there are 3 individuals and only 1 has a white belly.
http://www.holeyrockoftexas.com/index_files/Page593.htm
thank you,
david
www.holeyrockoftexas.com

[Holey_Rock_of_Texas]

i posted some close up pics now. http://www.holeyrockoftexas.com/index_files/Page593.htm
thank you,
david
www.holeyrockoftexas.com

[Jon]

3 is male, the first two could go either way--it'd be a good idea to condition them first to get a better perspective on the matter.

[Holey_Rock_of_Texas]

thats weird pleco 3 is the one with the white belly and shorter odontodes. pleco 2 and 1 both have marbled bellies and a flater head. woudl a pic at a different angle help and if so what angle. thank you for all your help.
thank you,
david
www.holeyrockoftexas.com

[Mike_Noren]

Well, apparently both odontodes and belly-pattern are unreliable for determining sex, and none of your fish has the distinctive plump shape of a mature female, so at this point I don't think you can get a reliable sexing of them. When they're fully grown and conditioned it should be easier to tell what sex they are.

[Holey_Rock_of_Texas]

yeah i they are fully grown i guess i will start to feed them more.
thank you,
david
www.holeyrockoftexas.com

[Jon]

If number three has far shorter odontodes than the other two, it is highly likely that you have three males.

[Farid]

hi there,
all i can tell is that
1. is a male and
2. is for sure a female!! check this large belly part....
3. is is for not L260 as 260 hat ines and not dots!



farid

[Mike_Noren]

3. is is for not L260 as 260 hat ines and not dots!

You are mistaken; L260 has dots as well as lines.