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Hello I wonder if someone could help me determine the sex of my 3 Zebras.

Thank you.


/Dennis

Zebra 1 Zebra 2 Zebra 3

No help at all?


/Dennis

No 1: not sure- more like young male
No 2: possible female/75%
No 3: male

how big are they?
how old are they?

that being said, I would consider going to zebrapleco.com there is a thread on that site for sexing your fish, but......
they are going to want to know how old & long they are......
good luck
david

At maturity, ~4 inches, the females will be wider in girth. The males will be significantly smaller in stature. The `whiskers` that grow on the cheeks of these plecos are often longer and more dense in male specimens. The bristles, in males, are dense and very coarse. If these secondary sexual characteristics are not yet evident ( as in younger fish), hedge your bets; get six or more of the species to increase your odds of having at least one pair bond. With Six fish, your statistical odds of having at least one female and one male are just about 95%.
Meanwhile you still have three androgynous plecos. I would suggest checking out their vents. An "!", is usually female, conversely a "." is usually male. Beware, there is often variation from fish to fish, within the same species. These dimorphic traits can be misleading but are benign otherwise. Good luck, I used to breed these beauties in 2002/2003. It is a very sexy fish.