Please help Sexing L398

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Please help Sexing L398

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Hello everyone I'm new to page.
I just got 3 L398 plecos like 4 inches or little bigger I wanna know if they are male or female.
Please help me sexing them.
Pics are not so great it's hard to get good pics.
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Welcome to Planetcatfish!

It looks like you have one male and two females.

Are you sure these are ? They look like .

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bekateen wrote: 26 Mar 2022, 15:26 Welcome to Planetcatfish!

It looks like you have one male and two females.

Are you sure these are L398? They look like L397.

Thank you for replying that's what I'm thinking 2 females and one male because 2 are much wider from the 3rd one.
I have no idea the guy sold it to me as L398.
What's the difference between L398 or L397.
Plus what size they start breeding.
Plus does females also hides in caves because all 3 hides in there caves.
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Thank you for replying that's what I'm thinking 2 females and one male because 2 are much wider from the 3rd one.
I have no idea the guy sold it to me as L398.
What's the difference between L398 or L397.
Plus what size they start breeding.
Plus does females also hides in caves because all 3 hides in there caves.
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Re: Please help Sexing L398

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Any one please help???
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Re: Please help Sexing L398

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I've never kept P. tankei. I think the differences are that P. tankei is lighter colored, more yellow-orange than orange-red, and P. tankei is caught in a different location. Beyond that, I don't know the differences. L397 start breeding at about 6-7cm SL if they're in good condition and if you're lucky. My female L397 do go in caves, but spend less time in them than do males.

Hope that helps.

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