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gary
Fish Egg
Number of posts: 13
Location: UK
Thank You Points: 0
Registration date: 2011-11-07
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kfenk
Moderator
 Number of posts: 1243
Age: 27
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Thank You Points: 65
Registration date: 2009-11-09
| | Subject: Re: is this a female ? Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:18 am | |
| Albino male. Bristles growing up the nose is a dead give away. Females only ever (rarely) get a couple bristles around the lip. |
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mmccannon
Large Bristlenose
Number of posts: 345
Age: 42
Location: Hungary
Thank You Points: 16
Registration date: 2011-05-16
| | Subject: Re: is this a female ? Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:44 am | |
| Surely a male albino.
Just wait a few more moths to see those bristles grow enormously. |
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Bristlenoses
Large Bristlenose
 Number of posts: 488
Age: 46
Location: Mansfield,Nottinghamshire,East Midlands U.K
Job/hobbies: Bristlenoses,photography,animals,nature,drawing and painting,films,books,internet.
Thank You Points: 20
Registration date: 2011-08-26
| | Subject: Re: is this a female ? Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:43 am | |
| Yes i agree,he is male.How big is he at the moment? |
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jim.and
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Number of posts: 1423
Age: 55
Location: England
Job/hobbies: Warehouse Op
Thank You Points: 105
Registration date: 2010-08-04
| | Subject: Re: is this a female ? Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:37 pm | |
| I agree in a few more months when his bristles have developed a bit more he should be one stunning male. |
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Doug
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Number of posts: 2281
Age: 26
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Job/hobbies: Aquatic ecologist/genetisist
Humor: yes please :)
Thank You Points: 132
Registration date: 2010-05-08
| | Subject: Re: is this a female ? Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:09 pm | |
| yeah, male.
He does seem quite large though so I would suggest that he is a sub-dominant male. this can often happen where a younger male grows up around a larger, more dominat male and as a result it doesnt develop its bristles much. take the other male out for a few weeks and watch him bloom! _________________ Doug's Bristlenose eBook - The number one source of Bristlenose information and the most detailed breeding guide avaliable
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gary
Fish Egg
Number of posts: 13
Location: UK
Thank You Points: 0
Registration date: 2011-11-07
| | Subject: Re: is this a female ? Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:34 am | |
| he/she is around 3-3.5"
its in with another smaller albino one around 2-3" and i thought they where a pair as the other one is a male and has far more and bigger bristles, thats why i thought this was a female but think i will try that doug.
i will try and get pics of the smaller male to compare. |
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Bristlenoses
Large Bristlenose
Number of posts: 488
Age: 46
Location: Mansfield,Nottinghamshire,East Midlands U.K
Job/hobbies: Bristlenoses,photography,animals,nature,drawing and painting,films,books,internet.
Thank You Points: 20
Registration date: 2011-08-26
| | Subject: Re: is this a female ? Fri Nov 25, 2011 12:44 pm | |
| He has small bristles because he is the sub male and the other one is the dominant one.That is why I asked how big he was as i thought that may be the case.As Doug said split them up and he will come into his own.Would be good to see pics of him in a months time to see how he is developing  |
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