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Can a Hypostomus plecostomus reproduce asexually?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 11/14/2022

No. They have distinct male/female counterparts, but often only breed when adult, and H.plecostomus is only adult at almost 12" long, and being that they are territorial and tricky to sex, you would need a large tropical pond to attempt to breed them.

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∙ 14y ago

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