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Fish
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Fish asked in PetsFish · 8 years ago

Sexing rubber nose plecs, help??

First of all can I have 2 rubber plecs alond with a few cichlids in my tank, and how do you sex them, thanks!

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  • Robert
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    8 years ago
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    The head and pelvic fins of males are proporionately larger. The bodies of males are more slender than females. .There are no confirmed breedings in captivity. The pelvic fin difference is the best way to sex them.

    Source(s): Robert Price, Phd, Ichthyology, Board of directors, Brooklyn Aquarium Society Yahoo Previous Best Answers Sexing a Rubbernose pleco - AC Tropical fish
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