BikBok Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 can't believe how much he has grown in 8 months.. still got more to go i think. Wish my camera took better photos without the flash as the flash ruins his true colours but the first pic looks so dark. At what age can you sex these guys? Can you tell by the body shape? just curious. I'm not planning on breeding but it would be nice to know. in real life he is a dark brown and the stripes are whitish gold. with flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 It's only little, so sexing is still a bit of a guess. Prob best done at 2+ years of age, but you should be able to vent sex it even at that size. Might be a bit hard, but is doable. I'm sure rabbit will have a thing or 2 to say as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 so 2 years is when they are fully grown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 2 - 2.5 is sexual maturity on average. That's partially why some plecos are more expensive. Take longer to mature, and some are pretty hard to breed. Having said that.. give mr.pleco a pleco and he'll breed it no sweat :lol: almost makes it look easy. Any how.. that's when you can see the physical differences more easily. Things like odontodes etc. The 'filling out' makes it look female, but the cranial structure resembles a male. Then again, L270 have never been my strong point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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