Spreebok
Large Bristlenose
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Age: 19
Location: Exeter, Devon, England
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Registration date: 2009-11-26
 | | Subject: Re: A small question about Bristles~ (Pic Heavy) Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:24 pm | |
| | Quote: | What size are they?
I have paid £5 for a inch long BN before now, but tbh I do not like them that small prefer to get then around 2inch in size
generally by then you can see some bristles on the males, however as previously mentioned that works for commons but with some of the other species the females also have bristles on their lips |
I think both were around 2" when I got them, both for about £6 :3
Now, they're about 6.5-7cm for the smallest and about 7-8cm for the biggest.
Lars was about £3.50, was about 1.5" back then :3 |
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Curby
The Boss
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Age: 29
Location: Wigan UK {Mars}
Job/hobbies: Muay Thai Boxing..Fishkeeping...Liverpool F.C
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Registration date: 2008-12-26
| | Subject: Re: A small question about Bristles~ (Pic Heavy) Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:53 pm | |
| I have a nice female she is about 5 inch L182 that is........
And as for the pics hmmm its very hard to tell with 182's as ive got 3 growing out in my dads large cichlid tank and they all have bristle's just like the one's in your pic's....female 182's also have forked bristle's as well so dont be mislead by the pic's....
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Spreebok
Large Bristlenose
Number of posts: 190
Age: 19
Location: Exeter, Devon, England
Thank You Points: 11
Registration date: 2009-11-26
| | Subject: Re: A small question about Bristles~ (Pic Heavy) Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:02 pm | |
| I take is L182 is the L number for orange spots? I fail at L Numbers lol! I'm fingers crossed at least one is male, as I've noticed that one has claimed the cave in the big chunk of drift I have, spends most of his time in and around there  |
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Kurosaki J
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Age: 34
Location: Down the boozer
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Registration date: 2009-01-22
| | Subject: Re: A small question about Bristles~ (Pic Heavy) Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:36 pm | |
| The L182 is one of the "BLACK" with "bright white" spot variants, the "Rio Ucayali" can tend to look black but carries more of the orange spots, as for an Lno--the orange "DATZ" cat-alogue doesn't even have an Ancistrus Rio Ucayali listed and the "back to nature" guide only lists them as Rio Ucayali with no Lno. Now -- that paragraph was kind of a waste of time, looking through the Datz cat-alogue I found the L059 which does look almost exactly like your fish- black base some white spots and orange spots on the fin edges, also I refered to your as an "orange spot" they only have a red spot listed (L110) which is clearly not the fish you have-- getting confused yet? Maybe head over to planetcatfish and reference L059 and L110 and I'm sure they Rio Ucayali there you just have to look for it under the species name not the number. That should keep you busy for a little while Spreebok.  J |
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Spreebok
Large Bristlenose
Number of posts: 190
Age: 19
Location: Exeter, Devon, England
Thank You Points: 11
Registration date: 2009-11-26
| | Subject: Re: A small question about Bristles~ (Pic Heavy) Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:24 pm | |
| Oh god, my brain just hemorrhaged :confused: L Numbers and Scientific names just go WHIZZ! Right overhead :tongue: Looking at P.C, the L110 doesn't look anything like them, but the L059's look very similar! However, whilst the plecs pictured do have very similar finnage, they have much more white specks than my guys! Plus, two of the three pictures eem to have white seams showing on their tails :confused: Maybe it could be that they get this stuff in as they mature? Arrrhghdhg I dunno  lol |
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