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Had to share this, I was trying to snap a nice pic of my bristlenose and my corys just wouldnt stay out of the picture.
PtP attached this image:
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This was the shot I was trying to get.
PtP attached this image:
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PtP

There is always a camera hog around when trying to get that shot.

Keith

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Great pics PtP, can't get much closer than that

Cool, So thats what a Bristlenose looks like,and up close..

nice looking fish



Nice pics...Sue

I have a Severum that is a camera hog. Luckily, he isn't 8 inches long yet... My cory' run from the camera...Nice picture though

Nice picture! On a sidenote, what are the bristles on the nose used for?

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aviator, The bristles are for defence, and also are used to fan the water over the eggs. The males tend to the eggs more so than the females.

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The possible function of the male's bristles is as a guage of water movement, since he must keep the eggs aerated in order to keep them alive,
and if the water movement around them is insufficient, he does this by fanning them with his fins.

The interoperculum of these fishes has a cluster of sharp, curved spines, which can be extended outwards, and point in a forward direction.
These are probably a defence against being swallowed by predators, and would no doubt be very effective, their forward pointing angle making
it impossible for a predator to swallow them

Yahhh for corys !!!


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Ok, thanks for the explanation tiger.