LoGaN Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 How do i determine the gender of my Pleco ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 Is it a common pleco, redspot, etc? You can't really. There's no real good way to tell with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 Actually, they are a piece of cake to sex. Look for the body shape, females are plumper, and have a look at the leading edge of the pectoral fins, males are thicker, longer and rougher. In nature and at HiWay Fisheries, they spawn in caves they tunnel into the side of the pond. Yes you can sex them. The difficulty is having a group to be able to do the comparisons. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_au Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 Gee Logan, You make it a bit hard !! What sort of pleco are you wanting to sex?? There are about 700 different pl***s ranging size fron a couple of inches to 3 foot whoppers! And just about as many different ways of distinguishing the sex of the beast. Could be head shape, body shape, head adornment, pectoral fins, ventral fins, Dorsal fin, genital papilia, or any combination depending on the species. And lets face it, deternaning the sex of a fish is not that often possible untill they are mature. So, if you have one of the big guys ???? :-? Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoGaN Posted May 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 i dont really know what kind s/he is i suspect its a commen pleco i cant get a pick would that help ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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