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Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Tell me this isn't the most impressive common bristlenose pleco you've ever seen... I dare you. We got him in this week at the store, and he about 7" long not including his fins. His face looks like it's covered in sea anenomes. I would definitely buy him if I had the room, but I just had to show everyone here. [/font][/font] I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
Dakafall Banned Posts: 218 Kudos: 224 Votes: 7 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	that fish is just kinda strange, i personally don't like how the bristles are in 3 lines, and what's he doing laying next to the marker may i ask? Daka
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	I took him out to measure him... I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	what is wrong with its head
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Doedogg Banned Posts: 408 Kudos: 737 Votes: 445 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	He's HUGE!!! Impressive indeed. Is it the angle in the first pic or are the bristles on one side longer than the other?? I used to be Snow White, but I drifted. ~ Mae West
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	yep that is the uglyist/best/biggest BN i have ever seen i hope mine gets that ugly/awesome one day cfd Last edited by catfish_dude at 30-Jan-2005 16:03 -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Is it the angle in the first pic or are the bristles on one side longer than the other?? Nope, the big ones are the ones in the middle. You can't see the ones on the right side of his head from that angle. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	ISnt that particular form of BN called a Medusa Pleco because of the multi branching whiskers? Hes gorgeous! (well as an ugly fish can be!) Nice find. Lucky be the person who takes him home. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Golly! What species of Ancistrus is it, A. ranunculus? Those are the medusa plecs, I believe. What a find, my male BN can't hold a candle to that. EDIT: You apparently freaked him out, removing him from the tank. His spines are extended big time, hopefully you didn't get stabbed! Last edited by sirbooks at 30-Jan-2005 20:21 And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
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RustyBlade Mega Fish Posts: 987 Kudos: 1667 Votes: 391 Registered: 23-Apr-2003	LOL he's a beauty alright
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Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Ah, that's a big bristlnose, but it's no Medusa... There's quite an easy way to tell Medusa's from other BN's. They don't have spots. Also, their bristles do not branch. If you're talking about bristlenose species in general, that's not the most impressive (hugs Medusae). But of the spotted, more common types of bristlenoses, I do have to admit I haven't seen anything like it. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Yep, I've seen other species that have more bristles than this, but this is just a common bristlenose pleco (Ancistrus sp. 3), which is supposed to max out about 5". I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
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C6R Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 22 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Aug-2004	Very nice!!! Awesome guy! I have an Ancistrus Tamboensis that looks a bit like him, but of course not as big as yours would get!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
Dakafall Banned Posts: 218 Kudos: 224 Votes: 7 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	this is a medusa correct? and what are these little guys where would i find one, how much, how big do they get, what do they eat, ect ect Daka Last edited by Dakafall at 30-Jan-2005 23:30
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