Benny's L046 Zebra Pleco Pictures

[celticfish]

hey benny,
you having an L046 zebra pleco revival?
your picture have some really good examples of male and female fish!!

for the guys who are interested in L046 these are good and clear pictures!
very good specimens for trying to sex them.

benny's L046 pictures

if i could add another burden for you benny, any chance of vent shots for male and female example?

PS - Mods, just realize my title may not be good for search by members. could you please add "zebra pleco" after L046? thanks!

[benny]

Nope. Still too busy to give these fellows enough time. The recent pictures are all old file pictures for a short article.

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...750#post276750

By the way, what do you mean by vent shots?

Cheers,

[celticfish]

sorry i wasn't too clear about that.
its the ventral area - ventral fins and anal area.
been reading a "theory" (not sure if its proven yet) on "venting" plecos to sex them.
here is the link - venting your plecos
someone's got pictures on the thread but they aren't too clear...

sorry i jump the gun on your article!

[benny]

Oh! A close of of their genital areas! Something like this?



Given the nature of plecos, this type of pictures aren't too common.

I suppose I could look into it but it's an area that's new to me too.

Cheers,

[celticfish]

yes, like this picture (this looks like a good example of a male fish)
i will try to get the link for the article/reference.
my bookmarks are a mess at the moment...


Update (in blue text):
here's the article on hypancistrus type fish breeding (but as usual not very good pictures) - Janne Ekström
he describes a little on the venting method.
take note that this method is not fool proof, especially on juvenile and sub-adult sized fish.

PS - benny, it looks like there's a lump on the right ventral fin (left of picture). i hope this guy is doing okay.