Newbie Need Help Sexing L114

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ryuki
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Newbie Need Help Sexing L114

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guys, i'm newbie here, and need help for sexing them...
their size is around 7-8"

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newest pic..
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Fish 1:

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Fish 2:

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what do you think?

Thanks Before..
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Re: Newbie Need Help Sexing L114

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today, i buy 2 more 114, smaller, around 6" but i think them both are female...

pls look at them..

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tq
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Re: Newbie Need Help Sexing L114

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First two fish, both male.

Top photo of the second group is female. Second pic is another male.

Larry
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Re: Newbie Need Help Sexing L114

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pleco_breeder wrote:First two fish, both male.

Top photo of the second group is female. Second pic is another male.

Larry

thanks man :D

so female have more triangular head than male, and have more fat on their body right?
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That's how my pair have lined out so far. Males heads when viewed from above are a lot more "rounded" and the females appear to to come to a point. My male is also a lot more bulky than the female. Mine are a bit smaller than yours, only 5 inches +/- SL, but I don't expect to see them change shape too much before reaching sexual maturity. From what I've read here and other sites, they can be differentiated from a very small size.

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Nice..
This morning i go to the seller, and i change the male one with this one.. I think this one is a female.. Am i right?

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If this still a male.. I give up.. Hahaa let them 3 male and 1 female gangbangggg.. :p
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Re: Newbie Need Help Sexing L114

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The angle of the pic seems a bit off to say for sure, but it does appear to be a female.

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Re: Newbie Need Help Sexing L114

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I hope it's a female..

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Thanks for ur answer plecobreeder :)
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