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Hi all,
I keep three Psudacanthicus Leopardus where I got no idea about their sex. Some help would be really appreciated.
Number 1 is 24cm, number 2 is 26cm and number 3 is 28cm.
Thanks in advance!















Cheers Simon

I'm pretty sure #3 is male and #2 is female; #1 looks like female to me, but I'm not as sure on that one.

They all look like males to me

Im not good at sexing them and I wont even attemp.
I just want to say, they look very nice, very awesome L600's. How long do you have them? Ever been successful on breeding? I see that you use CM when measuring them, you must not be in the US?

lmt6600 wrote:Im not good at sexing them and I wont even attemp.
I just want to say, they look very nice, very awesome L600's. How long do you have them? Ever been successful on breeding? I see that you use CM when measuring them, you must not be in the US?

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I would say you are correct. you can typically find out where someone is from by looking under their avatar.


nice fish btw!

Good morning,

Thanks for the answers. My tendency is also #3 male and #1, #2 female. But when I look at them like on the pictures or in my tank, I keep changing my opinion
I keep those three since about two years. And even I had no success in breeding yet, those Pseudacanthicus are great! In my old appartment I've kept them in a show tank in my living room. During the day you can see them quite often and I never had any problems with injuries from fighting. I hope they start growing a bit slower now, because so far they've made like 2 - 4cm each year.

And nope I'm from Europe, Switzerland.

Cheers Simon

Sorry to chime in late but I spent the last two weeks down in southern Brazil. Perhaps one time I will make it to the north.

Anyway, at the stated length a female should be wider in the middle when viewed from the top. I think all three are males since their sides are smooth all the way back to the tail. Try increasing their food for a week or two. When males get fatter their bellies grow down, females get wider.

Merry Christmas!
Jim

I agree with Jim.

All males

Cristoffer