l333 male or female?

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l333 male or female?

Post by ccc »

Hi everyone! I'm new here and I need a bit help from you. I don't know if this my l333 is a male or a female, any ideas?

Whats your thoughts?
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Re: l333 male or female?

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Not the best photos to determine. But could be a female based on these shots. Did not notice significant odontal growth to think it is male.
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Re: l333 male or female?

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I can see quite some odontodes on his tail and also the interopercularodontodes (on the cheeks) are big! The size and strong curves of the pectorals are also pointing towards male. My Guess is a male.
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Re: l333 male or female?

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Thanks guys!
Jobro wrote:I can see quite some odontodes on his tail and also the interopercularodontodes (on the cheeks) are big! The size and strong curves of the pectorals are also pointing towards male. My Guess is a male.
It's true, she's big and she has a lot of odontodes, as you can see in this shot.
But just yesterday, the male pushed her into a cave and now there are some eggs :d
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Re: l333 male or female?

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Wow, congrats!! She didn't look gravid at all!
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Re: l333 male or female?

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Congrats! Lovely specimen. Keep us updated with the hatch!
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Re: l333 male or female?

Post by ccc »

Well, I took those photos two weeks ago to ask in an italian forum the same thing, but they had no ideas. So I decided to post here ;)
In your experience, how long she takes to become gravid? I hope my english is understandable :-\
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Re: l333 male or female?

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Congratulations! Wow, I really thought she was a he... :-\
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