Ancistrus
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taheton
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Ancistrus
HI I was really exited about my ancistrus I bought 3 of them a while ago and just got 6 more, but all them result to have bristles is there any possibility that females got britles too?
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Suckermouth
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Re: Ancistrus
Depends on the species. In some species, females have bristles. Female do not have bristles, at least mine doesn't. Maybe they could develop a few.
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Birger
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Re: Ancistrus
the females can have bristles but are not near as developed as the males.is there any possibility that females got britles too?
Look at image 29 or 39 here shows an albino female with a few bristles.
The males will have some running up the snout the females will not.
Sometimes young sub-dominant males could be mistaken for females as their bristles may not develop as much as they could.
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MatsP
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Re: Ancistrus
Quite a few of the less common species do indeed have bristles on females as well as males. Body shape and "bristles up the nose" will help indicate the sex.
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