:roll: hi,
i found some albino plecos at the local walmart today. ofcourse they knew nothing about them!!! was wondering if they are bn or regular albino? i know most of their plecos are regular plecos, and can get large. anyway to tell if they are bn or not? they are about 2 in. now. or do i just wait to see?
thanks
chuck

High 77maverick, reference as many foto's as you can , if they are selling "albino PLECS" @ albino B/n prices I'd grab the lot , grow them out for 12 months and then clean up. Once you know what your looking at it shouldn't be to hard to tell if they are bristlies or PLECS( Gibbiceps), all though both of them are still in the family "Loricariidae)
J

thanks for the input.
i bought 3 today, may go get some more. they had about 12 more that i could see. only paid $3.34 each!!
i have a 30 long that will be ready to occupy in the next few weeks. my 20 long would be ok till then.

Where are you form 77maverick ? I'm only guessing the US due to you using the $ currency and having walmart.
$3.50 is a good price for Albino B/N's but an absolute cracking price for Albino gibby's -- only draw back is that
albino gibby's don't attract a great price like some of the other species, still in OZ you'll pay $50-$70 for a baby
albino gibby.
J

i'm from kentucky in the usa. i went back today and picked up a few more. they were almost gone!!
can't wait till they get older. i also have somw calico, long and short fin. but they are still really small.
chuck

So 77maverick , what kind of fish did you think you have brought - Albino Bristle nose or an Albino Gibby?
J

i'm thinking bn. they look like all the albino bn i've had before.

i've been looking at photos of both and the bn seem to have a rounder snout than the gibs. so again i think they are bn.
will have to wait and see

An albino gibby will have a more square robust shaped head where as the bristlies slopes down giving the fish an almost flat appearance.
J

Hi mav i think a few pics may help J out a bit more...

will post when i get a few good pics.

well here goes!! i'll try adding a pic.

here is another one.

Defo albino common Bristlenose.......the markings are a dead giv away.......

Yup definately common ABN, by the way is that galvinised nail I spy holding down the zuchinni? Swap it out for
a stainless steel teaspoon 77maverick, I'd hate to imagine what heavy metal traces are leeching off of that thing -
you can also notice the nail starting to discolour now - the stainless teaspoon "won't" leech anything.
J