Help sexing L293 blue panaque plecos

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Help sexing L293 blue panaque plecos

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Hi, just need some help with sexing my 2 l293 plecos. They both look like males to my eye but I do not notice any territorial behavior and there have been multiple times when I see them just chilling right next to each other, so I'm not sure what to make of this behavior. Thanks!

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Hi @umiz00mi,

Your image link is dead. Can you attach the image to a post, rather than linking from another site?

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Re: Help sexing L293 blue panaque plecos

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bekateen wrote: 02 Feb 2025, 22:45 Hi @umiz00mi,

Your image link is dead. Can you attach the image to a post, rather than linking from another site?

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Re: Help sexing L293 blue panaque plecos

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Re: Help sexing L293 blue panaque plecos

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How long are these fish, excluding tail? Body shape, they look like males, but they are thin and they don't have other traits (odontodes) I expect to see on males.

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