L397 gender

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Hayklo
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L397 gender

Post by Hayklo »

Does anyone have picture of male and female L397 pleco side by side picture? I am still beginner and I am unsure do I have male or female L397.
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Re: L397 gender

Post by stuby »

I don't have any good side by side.... but well fed mature adults are easy to sex. Females will have some odontodes but nowhere near and much as the male has. Females are also wider in the mid section.

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