Looks like a small to me.

Hello everyone. It's been a while since I have posted. I have been crazy busy trying to keep up with all the babies 2 pair of common bristlenose can make. I swear I am going to start calling them convict cichlids... LOL! Anyway it has been a very long time since I have kept plants but I was digging ...

So, my biggest male albino bristlenose bred with on of my brown bn females.So, the resulting offspring were all brown but, does that mean that the brown babies hold the albino genetics? If I breed them to an albino in the future will the offspring from that combo be brown, albino or a mix of both ...

Never heard of Panaque plague before. Jools I had never heard of it either until I saw those few pages on it so, it kind of confused me as to what exactly it was and weather or not it is a big problem with Panaque species. But, if even the experts on here have not heard of it then it probably isn't ...

I have recently begun to keep Panaque species. I purchased my first L190 a few weeks ago. As, I was reading about how to possibly breed them I ran across several pages that refer to Panaque Plague. Now, my fish does not have this disease and I hope they never will, through an impeccable water change ...

MatsP wrote:Looks like

Ancistrus cf_cirrhosus

to me. Also looks like all females, which may explain why they are not breeding... ;)

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mats

cool thanks. I just don't understand why they are not growing.

So back in Oct 2012 I got these fish. I originally thought that they were Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus and several others confirmed my ID. They were being sold as Hypostomus plecostomus which I knew 100% that they are not. Now, here is my problem. They were bought at roughly the same size as my albinos ...

Short vid of my bristlenose tank.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYk6arw78So

I would say $40 - 50 for the pair. Maybe for a proven pair, but seeing these have yet to spawn I would say less. Yeah, now that I think about it I have to agree with nvcichlids, $40 - 50 would be too much for a non proven pair. Aquabid has blue eyes for sale from time to time. Maybe $25 - 30 if ...

I would say $40 - 50 for the pair.

Great looking cats!

Richard B wrote:P. anthrax?

That would be my guess also.

NICE! That is my dream fish man! If you do have a pair and end up getting fry PM me. I would be interested in a few.

mcaquatic wrote:thanks for the info. How much bigger then the fish should the caves be? Do plecos perfor tight fit caves or more roomy?

I have found that my Bristlenose prefer the smaller tighter fit cave opposed to the bigger caves.

Cool. Thanks for the info.

For me. Although I will probably never have one it is nice to dream still.

What are people using as hides and caves for there plecos? Currently I am using flower pot saucers for my L14. I plan on getting a group of 200 s and more L14 so wanted to see what others are using. Thanks I just posted instructions on how to make your own. They are working great for me so far ...

This issue is probably nothing to be concerned about as it is only affecting 1 fry but, I thought I would ask just to be safe. My Common Bristlenose recently bred. They are albino, I don't know if that has anything to do with the issue or not but, I thought I would add it. Now, as I said before it ...

think most on aquabid are incorrecly labeled. Most of the seller's don't know what they have. I have contacted most of them. ALso all the stores by me that have L200 have the hemiancistrus Cool! Thanks for the info! I did not know that but, that will be helpful in the near future as I was planning ...

In my opinion the Hemiancistrus subviridis is a harder species to find as I have Very rarely seen them for sale. I have seen the Baryancistrus demantoides on aquabid on a fairly regular basis. I have also heard tell that Hemiancistrus subviridis is a little hardier species although I don't know that ...

Just thought I would show everyone how I recently made some spawning caves for my bristlenose plecs. What you will need. 1.75 lbs of clay. You can get this from your local crafts store. 1.75 Lbs will make 4 caves. A piece of wax or freezer paper to work the clay on (The clay WILL STAIN COUNTER TOPS ...

I have wigglers! Man I am excited! Even the 6 that got kicked hatched! My fist successful plec breed ever! Normally, when eggs are kicked out in small groups like this, I use a turkey baster and kick them back in. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't, but it's definitely better than I could ...

Male what? Do you have a cave somewhere? He could just be kicking some of the eggs out, or the females can be squabbling and kicking out the eggs while trying to get in the cave. Barbie Male bristlenose sorry. There are 2 pair of bristlenoses in the tank. There are 4 pvc caves plus a hole in the ...

Silurus wrote:

Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

I hope your tank is big enough for it.

+1 for sure.

Well here they are. http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy112/ghostoutlaw83/Ancistrus/DSC05854_zps4a07dad2.jpg As the title says this is the second batch I have found with no male. This batch has 6 very nice looking eggs. The first batch actually had about 12 - 15 I would say. But, no male guarding ...

K thanks, I do like him in my tank. Whats the typical behaviour of these guys? I recently bought two common plecos and he has chased one of them about a few times. Are they also ok with Neon and glowlight tetras? Thanks No.......... They come from different parts of the world they require different ...

I must agree. A young . Man did you just find that at a LFS? I sure wish the stores around here would get some nicer plecs! I never see anything like that.

Awesome!! Hope you produce something really cool with that little guy!

tagamasid1023 wrote:Nice and healthy looking female. It does look sexually mature.

Also the way her stomach is she almost looks like she could be gravid. I'm just not sure about the male.

Just some pics of my bristlenose plecs. Mostly the biggest female. Also one male has definitely appeared (not pictured). The bristles on his face are really starting to show and he is chasing all the other fish from a hole in the driftwood but no eggs are currently present in the driftwood hole/cave ...