Determining Common Pleco Sex

Alec2cool

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i have a 3inch common pleco with my tiger oscar in a 10g (im upgrading quite soon) and im not sure what he/she sex is and id like to find out. any way i could tell?
 
That common pleco is waaaaay too young to even be close to sexually mature.

also... good thing you're upgrading. hope its 75g or larger. :)
 
I hope there is an extra "0" in that 10gal.
 
I said i was upgrading quite soon, not sure if you read that. Both are in a quarantine tank right now until i get another one. its going to be a 55g but the pleco wont have a problem being in there until hes much bigger.
 
I dont know if its true but ive been told by my dad (a fish expert) and mutliple others that a fully grown oscar would do fine in a 55g tank
 
I love how people on this forum FREAK out about tank sizes. The OP said that the tank is just a temp until the fish begin to mature. Just because someone has a pleco or an oscar that will one day be a large fish does not mean they need a 100 gallon tank when the fish is only an inch long. Im sure by the time they need a larger tank he will upgrade or find another home for the fish. So give the guy a break.
 
I dont know if its true but ive been told by my dad (a fish expert) and mutliple others that a fully grown oscar would do fine in a 55g tank

Maybe if it stays at like 8" which I find highly improbable. A 75 gallon would be far more appropriate.

I love how people on this forum FREAK out about tank sizes. The OP said that the tank is just a temp until the fish begin to mature. Just because someone has a pleco or an oscar that will one day be a large fish does not mean they need a 100 gallon tank when the fish is only an inch long. Im sure by the time they need a larger tank he will upgrade or find another home for the fish. So give the guy a break.

See quote above. I would like to think it's because we care about the fish being properly cared for...not because we just enjoy FREAKING out ;)
 
I appreciate your input Mustangmiller, alot of people have been bothering me about my 10g stock -_-
 
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