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fan fan Hobbyist Posts: 127 Kudos: 77 Votes: 13 Registered: 24-Mar-2004	i have three male BNs and ive been watching them of late (for a week or two) and ive noticed that one is different to the others both in shape and colour. if i was to describe the colour i would call the 2 dark chocolate and the other milk chocolatey or even a caramel colour. They all have bristles on their noses, and the lighter one is smaller and doesnt have the same shaped head. could it be a different species??
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
castlequest Fish Addict Posts: 661 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Feb-2003	There are a lot of different variations of bristlenoses. Mine is a very light brown.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
chrism Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 109 Votes: 19 Registered: 14-Jul-2004	mine are the dark chocolate brown you desrcibed, with lighter milk chocolate spots. if the head is a diff shape id say it was a sub species or what ever the correct term is
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	If you look on Planet Catfish under the Loricariidae family, you will be able to find profiles and pictures of many ancistrus catfish. These guys are commonly known as bristlenose catfish, so take a look through and see if you can find any that are similar to yours. [link=http://planetcatfish.com/core/index.htm]http://planetcatfish.com/core/index.htm" style="COLOR: #808080[/link] And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Gourami Mega Fish Posts: 1205 Kudos: 477 Votes: 1 Registered: 23-Apr-2002	I too have two differnt looking ones. One of mine is dark brown with white spots. Almost black colored. And the other three look like normal plecos with bristles. I think thats why they suggest if you want to breed them to get all your breeders from the same group. Because there are alot of differnt kinds mixed together in the trade. I tryed breeding my black with the white spots to another one but they want nothing to do with each other.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I bought mine from the same lfs, different times...one I describe as dark chocolate, the other milk chocolate. I've never researched it much but it would be interesting to know if they're different species. [/font][/font] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Curare Enthusiast Posts: 196 Kudos: 130 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2004	Hey that top one looks just like my Tiny how big?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Hey that top one looks just like my Tiny how big? That pic was taken when I first bought her, she's in the 3" range now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	I bought mine from the same lfs, different times...one I describe as dark chocolate, the other milk chocolate. I've never researched it much but it would be interesting to know if they're different species. They are both Ancistrus sp. 3, also known as the common bristlenose. It's is a pretty variable species. There can be contaminants in shipments of that species though. In fact, I just found this L182 in a shipment of common bristlenoses a few weeks ago (though I just decided to buy it on Sunday). [/font] I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
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