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[dekker]

hi all

my name is dekker been keeping tropical fish for about a year now just got mt first plec's (4 britslenose) beautiful little guys not sure which they are, so going to try and get a couple of pics asap would be very greatful if someone could let me know what they are thanx in advance.



cheers..........dekker

[NewFishKeeper]

welcome

you will get an id im sure very helpful people on this site just get as many pics as poss!

[Richard B]

Welcome to Planet Catfish!

Chances are the bristlenose will be

Ancistrus sp(3)

as it is the most available , but pics will confirm

[dekker]

thanx for the welcome guys got a pic of my plec hope someone can identify them for me.



thanx ...............dekker

[Martin S]

Welcome to Planet Catfish!

Chances are the bristlenose will be

Ancistrus sp(3)

as it is the most available , but pics will confirm

I'd say Richard was spot on with his suggestion - looks like a juvenile

Ancistrus sp(3)

to me.
Oh, and welcome to Planet Catfish!
Martin

[MatsP]

Welcome to Planet Catfish. I'm sure the ID above is correct unless you have some very good reason for NOT being this species. Nearly all "babies" sold in the trade are A. sp(3).

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Mats

[dekker]

hi martin s

thanx for identifying my pleco, being looking at some other ones would like a snowball or golden but cannot afford one just yet.


thanx again............dekker

[dekker]

hi matsP

glad to be on site here and for comfirming my pleco hope to be making many more post and posting pics soon.


cheers....dekker

[dekker]

hi richard b

hope this is a better pic and you will be able to identify it better thanx in advance.


dekker

[loachy_406]

I'll agree with Richard and Martin on the

Ancistrus sp(3)

verdict. Looks very much like my BN, and pretty much everyone's I would suspect.

I've just noticed something. Everything like My Cats people and pictures for

Ancistrus sp(3)

have been moved over to

Ancistrus cf_cirrhosus

and A. sp(3) has basically nothing. I'm sure that will confuse lots of people, including me!

[dekker]

hi loachy

thanx for the reply and for identifying my plec


cheers..............dekker

[MatsP]

I've just noticed something. Everything like My Cats people and pictures for

Ancistrus sp(3)

have been moved over to

Ancistrus cf_cirrhosus

and A. sp(3) has basically nothing. I'm sure that will confuse lots of people, including me!

This thread just highlights the problems pointed out in this thread, particularly now that A. sp(3) is actually another new species, different from what used to sp(3) a couple of days ago.
http://planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopi ... =3&t=23787

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Mats

[Carp37]

Hi Dekker-
welcome to the forum; are you also on the SVAS forum or is that someone else?

I agree with everyone else that you've got "the bristlenose previously known as Ancistrus sp. 3" (now apparently Ancistrus cf cirrhosus)!