Abbie1711
Fish Egg
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 | | Subject: Is this a normal male? Wed May 04, 2011 11:35 am | |
|  We found him among a group of males in one of our usual aquatics and just had to have him! Is it usual for them to get bristles this big? :O P.s, better images to follow! |
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death_adder
Small Fry
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| | Subject: Re: Is this a normal male? Wed May 04, 2011 12:38 pm | |
| Well u know what the say about the size of a mans bristles  :cyclops: |
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Doug
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| | Subject: Re: Is this a normal male? Thu May 05, 2011 12:34 am | |
| | death_adder wrote: | | Well u know what the say about the size of a mans bristles :cyclops: |
its interesting you mention this as there is a link between the size and number of bristles and hormone levels which in turn leads to greater breeding success.
in terms of is this a normal male, it is a bit hard to tell from the pic but i would suggest yes. it looks like a common. those bristles are something else though! Put it this way, if I had seen him at the shop...no price would have been too high!!_________________ Doug's Bristlenose eBook - The number one source of Bristlenose information and the most detailed breeding guide avaliable
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kfenk
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| | Subject: Re: Is this a normal male? Thu May 05, 2011 2:16 am | |
|  Wow... Not to sure it is common, looks a little too brown... And yes, they are some spectacular bristles  |
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jim.and
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| | Subject: Re: Is this a normal male? Thu May 05, 2011 11:11 am | |
| He's a big boy If you can post some pics when he has settled in it may help with his ID. |
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