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L46
Posted: 23 Jul 2014, 07:57
by plecoluver7
Hello please help me distinguish male or females plecos are labeled 1-5 when pictures are clicked upon
http://s121.photobucket.com/user/colter ... t=3&page=1
Thank you!
L46
Posted: 23 Jul 2014, 08:09
by plecoluver7
Hello please help me distinguish male or females plecos are labeled 1-5 when pictures are clicked upon
http://s121.photobucket.com/user/colter ... t=3&page=1
Thank you!
Re: L46
Posted: 23 Jul 2014, 13:08
by Jools
Please don't double post. I've moved this thread to the correct forum...
Jools
Re: L46
Posted: 23 Jul 2014, 20:27
by plecoluver7
sorry
didn't even realize I did that. Still getting the hang of this.
Re: L46
Posted: 25 Jul 2014, 08:20
by Barbie
OK, I looked through the pics a couple times. I think there is at least two females and one male, from what I could see by comparing the markings of the fish. Honestly I'm best at being able to tell you if you drop a plastic ruler and all the fish in the same 5 gallon bucket and take a nice clear set of shots from above. Fish hoohoos all look the same to me, but I have friends that are great at venting, so hopefully they will chime in. ;)
Barbie
Re: L46
Posted: 25 Jul 2014, 20:03
by plecoluver7
Awesome Barbie thank you I will keep that in mind for the next time i have them ooooot and aboooot!
Re: L46
Posted: 30 Jul 2014, 13:41
by TwoTankAmin
I am far from adept at sexing via "hoohoos," but it is the only way I know to be close to reliable. But to do it I have to remove the fish to a photo tank and get shots from below. I have found that having clean and cooler water in the photo tanks tends to help get the "hoohoo" out. As a rule of thumb the female's look more like a rounded blob and the males are more pointy looking. I don't have pics of zebras per se, but I have pics for other hypans:
I know for sure I have both sexes of these fish as I have fry. But in the end I have found I am much better at sexing them based on their behavior once they get near spawning size/age. And its a lot easier than pulling and photographing.
Re: L46
Posted: 31 Jul 2014, 17:33
by Barbie
"Get the hoohoo out"! OK, I'm dying over here! I'm going to try it, but still dying! 
Barbie