Sexing Anistrini Loricariidae l082

[danishcatfish]

Hi,
I have just bought two L082. They are still at the store, until my tank is ready for them. But how do I see the difference between male and female? They are about 12-14 cm long.
/The Danish Catfish Lover

[Cristoffer Forssander]

I don't know if any one knows for sure.
The female are probably more vide around the belly.
The male should have longer odontodes on the fins...

But i'm not sure... thats general sexing at most pelcos...

[MatsP]

That can certainly be hard to tell in the shop. Once the fish are well-fed and settled, they are easier to sex [again, this is, like Christers comments, generic for ANY Loricariidae].

A wider body around the ventral fins is a good sign of a female, but the lack of the wider body is not clearly indicating a male.

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Mats