I'm leaning towards your first guess, Silurus. He's got bristles around his gills, too, if that helps any. I'll try to get some better photos. He is in an aquarium with huge south american cichlids, so he hides most of the time (although Ive never seen him get picked on) The reason I am asking is ...

Ok, I've attached a few pics. Im not sure how to link to photos in the gallery on this site, so if you could just click on my profile, and look at my gallery, I'd appreciate it.

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I've got a beautiful bristlenose and I'd like to know which one ive got. It has a reflective gold color to it (like each scale has a gold patch on it), and a small white spot on the top and botom of its tail fin (at the very back). He has long branching bristles. He is not at all like the ...