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Hi everyone!

To start, I'm fairly new to the world of hillsrream loaches and they're already my favorites. I managed to grab two Sewellia spotted from my LFS but haven't had any success in finding more. I've seen a few posts/pictures for males and females but I'm still not 100% in judging. I would greatly appreciate a confirmation . I'm assuming these two that I have are two females?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/kWvPyHV8WuxJbjrv8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/35XnT8aphhpzbgjVA

I'm not sure Mike. The first looks female to me, the second is iffier. I only have s. lineolata so not an expert in any way on other sewellia or hillies in general. What size are they?

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I would say it looks female from the pics. The pectoral fins don't form enough of a "shoulder".
You can also see from this guide that it looks more like a female too.
https://www.loaches.com/species-index/s ... sp-spotted