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Patchy Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 195 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Sep-2005	Hi i just bought a tiny BN (only 1 inch long at max) and i cant find any pics that look remotely like him in colouration. his a very dark brown with white spots and i can find no evidence of bristles(even with magnifying glass) Do bristles come with age? thanks for input
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Yes, the bristles do come with age, but if you can't see any trace of them yet it is likely that the fish is a female. It sounds like it might be a [link=L182]http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ancistru/644_f.php" style="COLOR: #FFFFFF[/link], especially if you found it among regular Bristlenoses. I have two L182s, both of which I found as contaminants in shipments of Common Bristlenoses. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Patchy Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 195 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Sep-2005	Oh thanks heaps, i missed that one when searching haha
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Yes, Bristles grow with age, but females have no, or very shory Bristles. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Are you sure they were found amongst common ancistrus? I do not know of any other ancistrus commonly passed off as "common" from the Rio Branco. Also, I'm surprised your LFS still stocks wild bristlers.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Are you sure they were found amongst common ancistrus? Absolutely sure. Common Bristlenoses are the only kind we order, and that's what they came in with. We always order wild-caught fish if possible. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	I guess there must have been a mishap in the wholesaler's stocking tanks, but either way, it's safe to say you got the better end of the deal.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Patchy Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 195 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Sep-2005	Hey all again, another bristlemose quessie... i just saw a very pretty BN labbeled as "peppermint BN" before buying him i thought i do some reasearch the closest i could find to him was L255. Is this the right species? i noticed the picture looks quite mature and has no bristles.. plus the keeper said it wasnt a very big species only about 4 inches at max
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Peppermints usualy refer to ancistrus dolichopterus. If it has no bristles, it's not likely to be a L-255; they are a very distinct looking species.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
tetratech Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003	The Albino BNs are really nice, hardy fish. They also don't seem to be as affected by the light as other BN and are out most of the day. Here's a pic: tetratech attached this image: Last edited by tetratech at 03-Oct-2005 10:15[/font] My Scapes
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
~jamie~ Big Fish Posts: 463 Kudos: 671 Votes: 65 Registered: 08-May-2004	Patchy, does it look simular to this?..... [/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Patchy Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 195 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Sep-2005	Nah jamie, im trying to find a picture everywhere but having no luck its black with tiny white spots all over. the spots are very neat and dont join at all.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	You sure the peppermint bristlenose isn't just a young common bristlenose? [link=http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ancistru/49_1.php]http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ancistru/49_1.php" style="COLOR: #C000C0[/link]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Patchy Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 195 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Sep-2005	that pic certainly does look like him... what the shops call common BNs here arent usually the same colouring though... Sorry for all questions i just didnt want to pay alot higher price for same fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Here's the information to go with the pic [link=http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ancistru/49_f.php]http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ancistru/49_f.php" style="COLOR: #C000C0[/link] One thing it says"The common Bristlenose is commonly captive bred and almost impossible to identify to species. It is not assigned to species here for that reason, it may well be a hybrid." so that pleco may be an uncommon color of a common fish. I've only seen plain brown bristlenose but I haven't really paid attention.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Patchy Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 195 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Sep-2005	http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/parancis/189_1.php found him, this is him for sure. im almost 100% postive nearly haha
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06


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