l134 fight

[iordan1999]

Hello guys! Today i saw my 2 plecos l134 to fight. They are about 5/6 sm. They dont have ''odontodes''. They fight like this fish: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=anvBwkNuqW4 . Are They males?

[bekateen]

Here, this may help:


Cheers, Eric

[iordan1999]

Nobody know ??

[rob rensen]

Just a fight...nothing to worry about

[Jobro]

If it keeps happening daily, try adding some more caves.

[YSR50]

If it keeps happening daily, try adding some more caves.

or just rearrange what you already have.

That's my video above, and like Rob said, just a fight, nothing to worry about.

[iordan1999]

I saw them only 1 time to fight. I think i saw some "odontodes" on 1 fish but i have not seen saw good. Soon i should to take them out the tank to see them better.

[iordan1999]

Pair? Size 7 sm.
#1

#2

#2

#1

[bekateen]

In both pairs of photos, the upper fish looks like a female - its wider midbody and in particular its genital papilla. The lower fish appears to be a male, with regard to his genital papilla, and it has the slightly thinner body. From the dorsal view, odontodes are bigger on the male too.

The only confusing detail I see is that in the ventral view, your female appears to have bigger odontodes than the male (this is the opposite of what I see in the dorsal view). I'm hoping that this is just an optical illusion. Are these photos arranged so that the fish in the upper dorsal photo is the same fish as seen in the upper ventral photo?

Cheers, Eric

[iordan1999]

2th and 3th photo is on same fish.

[bekateen]

Okay, then that's a puzzler for me. If the side odontodes are most important for sexing, then the genital papillae are just distracting. Otherwise, I would have said your male is a female and your female a male based on the papillae.

I guess you can't trust my judgment in this case.

Eric

[flh1200]

Hi there,
just my opinion - based on the shape of their body and head - they are 2 females. I have several L75 and the semiadult females behave the same way. The males fight more vicious - and chase each other away.
Ciao
Max

[iordan1999]

Female with "odontodes" ?

[Jobro]

Only sure way to tell peckoltia apart is when they get in breeding mood. Males will have big brushes on the tails. I also think you got two females. But igve them some more time.

[iordan1999]

Fish #2 start to stay in cave. I think he is male. #1 only stay somewhere hidden... In the same tank i have pair starlight ancistrus l183 and they are more larger from l134... The l134 are about 7sm and l183 are 12-15 sm. Tank is 120 l.
Soon i should move l134 in other tank.

P.p Sorry for my english