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[Pure]

Strait is right. Not to mention the body is too slender to be a female of that size. Normally by 2 inches there is a noticeable roundness to the mid section of a female.

Nice fish anyhow, way to go!

 

[Fishckabibble]

heres my baby

 

[FishGeek]

So females dont really have bristles or....????

 

[Pure]

Not up the nose like that. They are very short and only on the edge of the nose.

This is a red spot L110 female, Different BN but the same male/female bristle rule still applies.

 

[Pure]

Now for one of my black water species. L059

The L183s will be in the mail as soon as the blizzard up north is over.

L001 @ 2 inches

 

[FishGeek]

Thanks Pure. I am going to keep my eye out for a female at my LFS. If they dont get any (I have only seen Males now that I know the difference.) Where can I get one online?? Also what is their L--- name?? I cant find it there seem to be quite a few different types.

 

[Pure]

There isn't one. they are Ancistrus sp.(3) http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ancistru/49_F.PHP

I just realized my sig is incorrect. I need to add the (3)

Online..well if you want someone to get you a female, your best bet is aquabid. Lots of the pleco sellers will be happy to accommodate you.

 

[FishGeek]

Thanks again Pure.

 

[FishGeek]

I just wanted to post a decent pic of my Handsome Male Bristlenose Pleco!!

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

does ne 1 know y my pleco is always behind the heater he doesnt come out to eat but 1 time a week

 

[Pure]

Most plecs are nocturnal and nature. Chances are he is picking the heater option cause he ain't got nuttin else to hide in. Not the best of places for him to hang out it does get HOT. Ya really need to get him a nice cave.

 

[straitjacket]

I'd lean more towards L128 than L200 on that one pic, since it looks more blackish blue than green, but that may be the light on the camera

I think you're right on L128. But it's hard to get any decent shots of him.

he's a terrorist. Ate the bristles off my male BN in the 60.
He's enjoying the single life now.

Got one of my rubbernose! Chaetostoma cf. thomsoni

I got my wild L205's and they're great. Sorta. Still need some pics of them. One of them chewed half the pectorals off my original L205 . I couldn't figure whether I should get 2F:1M or all females. I guess I know what I should have gotten now huh? They have some really nice color though. *sigh* I just can't catch a break sometimes. lol

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

This is my Pleco (Shark)

 

[FreshwaterJeff]

Well, that settles it - all of your beautiful pictures have convinced me that my to-be-established tank wouldn't be complete without a pleco!

Now, rubbernose, bristlenose, or other small pleco?