Sexing L129 Hypancistrus debilittera

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Sexing L129 Hypancistrus debilittera

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Good day, everyone! I'd like to get your opinions of possible gender mix on the following group of five wild caught . These are the same fish pictured in both images. They are roughly 2 inches to 2.25 inches total length (5.1 cm to 5.7 cm).

I am inexperienced with , but if I were to guess, I believe I've got two or three females in there based on body shape and (can we call it "nose") head shape.

Thank you for your opinions!
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Re: Sexing L129 Hypancistrus debilittera

Post by PlecoCrazy »

From first pic. Id say the top left 2 are female. The 2 across the bottom are male. And I'm unsure about the top right one but leaning on male.
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