I'd say male as well. The easiest way I've found to sex the "show sized fish" is to ideally look at them from the top: females tend to bulge out around the midsection, while the males tend to be streamlined. I don't know that this is 100% accurate, but it may be a starting point.

Norman,

Thanks for the insight. I still haven't gotten around to getting the pics online; I haven't been able to get the software to cooperate. So far, they seem okay, but we'll see.

Thanks again,
Steve

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I was browsing through a local store and came across a tank labeled "hairy Loricaria." They looked fairly interesting, and since there seemed to only be a single female in the tank, I decided to pick up a pair. I was browsing through the cat-eLog trying to figure out what they are, and they ...

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A store near me recently (they say within the past week or so) got in a pair of 6-8" (15-~20cm or so) L-47. According to Larry Vires' book, venting is most reliable on sexually mature fish in spawning condition. I highly doubt this pair is in anything even remotely close to spawning condition ...

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