Ah OK, thanks Jim, so my BN is more likely to be A. Temmincki?

James

Your male is Ancistrus cf. Cirrhosus your female you will probably never no exactly what it is but it's not one of the common variaties. It's a shame because your female looks like she's ready for breeding but with her being different to your male then unlilely to happen. As Doug has pointed out this may not be a bad thing, you will have more time to prepare if you really do want to try breeding BN's

I have a small group of Ancistrus from Columbia that I've not been able to I.D. for sure but at least it's starting to look like I have males and females.

I suppose it does not matter about the female that much, i have another which is a definate common the same as my male, they are too small to breed at the moment but this will give me more time to prepare as you said, i just need to find somewhere to put the breeding tank, and need to persuade my mum to see the benefits of breeding BNs


Thanks again everyone, always a help

James