L46, please help with sex

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L46, please help with sex

Post by jac »

Hi all,

Today I bought some new zebra's. Could you please tell me if they would be male or female?

Male for sure
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Fish 2
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Fish 3
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Fish 4
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4 Fish together
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Post by claro »

Hi Jac,

1 - male
2 - female
3 - i am not sure, 70% male/30% female
4 - male

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Post by MatsP »

I think Milan is "about right". First two are male and female, the remaining are looking like juvenile males, but could be female.

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I have an other one for you. Think this is a female. What do you think?

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Heapshape says female, but it's quite a small fish, so could be juvenile male.

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Thanks Mats :D
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for me it is female:O)
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