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	I wish stores would stop with common names
ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002	Here is a dad with his fry; Not the best looking one, but I'll see if I can find some more pics [/font][/font] _____________________________________________________________ There is always a bigger fish...
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~jamie~ Big Fish Posts: 463 Kudos: 671 Votes: 65 Registered: 08-May-2004	I like them pretty good, got mine for free ... [/font]
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Meh, L59 gets my vote as the most attractive ancistrus.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	Man! I ran into one of those sirbrooks, and only for $7.99 for a 4 inch specimen. I shoulda grabbed it instead for waiting till the next day, darn thing was gone!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Now that's surprisingly cute for a Bristlenose Sirbooks ... Didn't expect to find myslef saying that, but yes, it's quite a neat fish ... Trouble is, all the mud brown ones with huge masses of 'things' sticking out of the face tend to look grotesque to me, whereas that black one with the white spots and the fin edges looks more like a Gold Nugget Plec than a typical Bristlenose. Must look out for dolichopterus on my travels ... Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yeah, I think that's pretty much it. I've seen them in one store here, but they were charging about $13 for fish that were less than an inch/three cm long. They are nice fish, but I'd rather get one with some size to it. 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 12:05
upikabu Fish Addict Posts: 591 Kudos: 393 Votes: 44 Registered: 08-Jun-2005	Sirbooks - that looks like a smaller & cuter version of Peppermint Bristlenose, which incidentally is the only one of the few bristlenose species available here that I find remotely attractive. Alas I'm not prepared to pay upwards of $40 for one. -P
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Compelling or attractive? If you do actually like that Ancistrus, you will have to appreciate [link=this]http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ancistru/221_F.PHP" style="COLOR: #808080[/link] species. 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 12:05
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	The wonderful irony here is that I, who in the past has declared himself to be given the shudders by Bristlenoses, finds this one compelling to look at for some reason ... Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
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Crazy_Coyote Hobbyist Posts: 126 Kudos: 103 Votes: 17 Registered: 05-Sep-2005	that thing looks weird... but i like it, but not for $90
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Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	Looking on a stock list for a lfs I came across "Calico Bristlenose". I cant find anything about them on the net. Its probably a new one added to our import list (lots being added atm) and the wholesaler made up a name for it. Any clues on what it is? I havent had a chance to get to the shop yet, and I have not heard back from the lfs either on what the sci name is. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
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ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002	We have them around here, and we call them the Piebald Ancistrus. Its a shame they cost so much over there Lindy. They are very prevalent here in my area. About a dozen of us have bred the heck out of those over the past couple years, and they sell very quickly. The price around here though, is only about $15 each. I do remember when I paid about $45 each for the first small 6 I got. _____________________________________________________________ There is always a bigger fish...
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Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	Dan, I would be interested to know. Kitten, I think thats mostly the problem. Thats what the wholesaler labels them as so it must be corect. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Meh, I just wish they'd get ONE name down right. My LFS (bless their heart) labels the fish by what the wholesaler labels them. Well, the wholesaler is the one who keeps getting the stupid names wrong! My cory ambiacus was labelled as cory agasszi, which isn't even a correctly spelled name, never mind that it's not even the right fish! Bah... it's stupid. ]:\| ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	ill try to find out what the next batch of imports are and i will let you know OH TOLEEDY!
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Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	I dont find it a very attractive fish either Cory. They will start showing up more and more for sale here though if they are as easy to breed as a common bn. dan, I think that wholesalers will be making those errors alot until they are familiar with what is coming in to them. I'm half tempted to special order a plec just to see what I get instead! Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	That Calico Bristlenose is on of the ugliest catfish I've seen. I'd pay more for a Common Bristlenose than that thing. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	since the l168 was allowed for import some other plecos are being imported instead, i ordered an l168 of my lfs and ended up with an l104 (very nice fish), the catalog from the fish wholesaler has a pic of an l168 but they are shipping out l104 to lfs, i actually havent heard of anyone who has an l168 yet, would love to see a pic OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	I worked it out with a guy from a local forum. We believe this fish to be [link=http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ancistru/275_f.php]http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ancistru/275_f.php" style="COLOR: #004040[/link] I'm not buying them for $90! Was just curious what they were. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
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sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Probably some kind of man-made color morph. It could be made up of multiple species, as some human-produced Ancistrus types are. The calico bristlenose is probably just an Ancistrus sp. then. 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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