need help sexing Hypancistrus zebra (L046)

[zebball]

sexing these guys

1

2

3

4

5

6 bottom and 7 top

[celticfish]

1 and 2 look female.
3 looks like a young male.
4 looks female.
5 and 6 look male
and 7 looks like a large female.

Giving their size would be a help too.
Sometimes "female" looking fish at 2" might suddenly morph into males at 2.5"...
But I believe they are all at least 2" in size?
You have a good sized colony to work with.
Now you just need the males to grow/start real quick!

[zebball]

thanks. You're right they are 2" plus. I also have 2 males at 3" plus that i couldn't take a picture of cos i couldn't get them out of the caves. The colony bred for me twice, but the eggs were eaten...probably my fault for flashing the flashlight on the male. Hopefully they give me some babies soon.

[celticfish]

New dad's do that sometimes...
It could also be due the the eggs not being fertilized too.
Regardless it will only be a question of time with the group size and ratio you have.
Break an eggball!