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Diana
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| Subject: Him or Her??  Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:57 am | |
| I was just wondering, is this definately a male. I think it is but he is so much smaller than his tank mate and has barbels that are a lot shorter I thought I'd check!  | |
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Mary
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Number of posts : 4284
Age : 55
Location : Ireland
Registration date : 2007-12-12
| | Subject: Re: Him or Her?? Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:06 pm | |
| Looks like a male but then, I thought mine was a female so I'm obviously no expert. :lol: | |
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Him or Her?? Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:34 am | |
| Oh he's cute (she??). I saw a plec that looked more or less the same but was a lot bigger in the lfs yesterday. It was about 8" long and really lovely although I dont know what it was  |
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indigoj
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| | Subject: Re: Him or Her?? Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:10 am | |
| Do his tentacles go up his nose or just round the mouth? | |
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Him or Her?? Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:56 am | |
| Is that how you tell the difference indigoj? |
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Diana
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| | Subject: Re: Him or Her?? Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:00 am | |
| - indigoj wrote:
- Do his tentacles go up his nose or just round the mouth?
I'll try and get a full frontal photo indi, I cant really answer that question at the mo, I just know he has got a lot less than the other one who is very bristley. | |
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indigoj
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Location : Bury, Lancs
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| | Subject: Re: Him or Her?? Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:14 am | |
| In a male the bristles will be round and up the front of his face/nose a female may have some bristles but normally shorter and only around her front lip.
From that pic I'd say he looks male but a front shot could confirm. | |
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Rich
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Number of posts : 1374
Age : 49
Location : Devonshire (Nr Hobbiton)
Registration date : 2007-12-12
| | Subject: Re: Him or Her?? Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:30 am | |
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Mary
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Number of posts : 4284
Age : 55
Location : Ireland
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Diana
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Number of posts : 6033
Age : 72
Location : On here, talking to you!
Registration date : 2007-12-12
| | Subject: Re: Him or Her?? Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:04 am | |
| Well it is either a very hirsute female or a second male - and even if he was follically challenged, I would now know it was a male because the senior of the two hates him with a passion and chaces him all round the tank if junior dares to enter his 'patch' | |
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Rich
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Number of posts : 1374
Age : 49
Location : Devonshire (Nr Hobbiton)
Registration date : 2007-12-12
| | Subject: Re: Him or Her?? Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:16 am | |
| My males used to be the same towards the female, it got so bad I was considering rehoming one, anyway, I shifted soome bogwood etc to the opposite end of the tank and the problem was cured, I left the arrangement like this for a week, and put everything back how it originally was and all is fine now, they do squabble when I put in veggies, but again, i put in two pieces some distance apart n all is cosey in waterworld once again  | |
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