Hypancistrus contradens sexing

[Tobi260]

Hello everyone,

I wanted to ask for help with sexing my Hypancistrus contradens. They are around 12cm each. By body shape I would think about all female, but by looking at their fins they look like all males. Maybe someone can help me

Greetings,
Tobi

[bekateen]

Based on pectoral spines, I think those are all fat males. (those meaning the plecos, not the shrimp or the MTS, )

I see this in my

L201

big spot, but I've never kept the bulkier typical

Hypancistrus contradens

. Maybe the females are more hairy? Not likely.

Cheers, Eric

[plecoboy]

I agree with Eric. Look at the shape of the nose; it has that pentagon shape. Females come to a point like a triangle.