Royal vent picture help.

[somthinsfishy]

I finally snapped a clear picture of the vents of both royals. Can anyone tell me their sex? They look different to me. I'm thinking pair. Need another opinion though.

Example #1

Example #2

 

[WyldFya]

The first is definitely male, the second looks to be a piece of poop.. Hard to call with the poop hanging out, but it might be female.

Haha, I just can't be satisfied with your pictures. Must say that camera is taking some excellent pictures. Want to send it to me to borrow for a few days?

 

[somthinsfishy]

I knew you were going to say that! I should have just posted this one instead. Try this one.

 

[WyldFya]

Haha, what it's not my fault that your poop machine had poop hanging out when you took the picture. Yep that is a female.

 

[somthinsfishy]

Killer anyone have any suggestions on how to get my plecos to breed? I have alot of pairs in the tank.

 

[WyldFya]

Big cave, and a seperate tank, lots of water flow, and water changes. Keep a high protein, and fiber diet for them, with quality foods.

 

[T time]

I've heard of one Royal spawning in captivity and it was a complete accident. The fish were both around 7-8".

I don't know what size your fish are but they will mostly likely need a ton of conditioning and lots of time to grow up.

Congrats on having both a male and female.

 

[somthinsfishy]

They are both about 7"-8" right now. I'm guessing I need to put them into a dry season situation for a while, then change to mimic the rainy season. With alot of flow.