Don't you just hate it when this happens?

nonamethefish · Post by **nonamethefish** » 16 Jun 2004, 03:10

well, For the past 2 weeks or so my adult male BN was hiding up in the corner behind the intake tube of the filter. His fins were a bit ragged. I thought he might have been sick or wanted more oxygen, due to the quickness that he returned when I flushed him out.

Then, Yesterday the female Bn pleco decided to show herself and I see this!

*sigh* The petstore won't take one back in exchange either. Wonder where i'll be able to get a female?

davidkozak · Post by **davidkozak** » 16 Jun 2004, 19:46

Been there...before I possessed the knowledge I have now(which isn't necessarily that much more-heh) I bought half a dozen bristlenose that the LFS guy assured me were females....Imagine my surprise a few months later when FIVE of them began to develop bristles on their heads....doh!!

david

nonamethefish · Post by **nonamethefish** » 01 Jul 2004, 01:27

Ouch! So is it everyones experience that there are more males than females?

I really bummed in that that LFS is the only place in town that carries Bn's...and that I spent 11 dollars on this *female*!

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 01 Jul 2004, 02:06

So is it everyones experience that there are more males than females?

Statistically its quite impossible...

Rense · Post by **Rense** » 01 Jul 2004, 12:36

nonamethefish wrote:Ouch! So is it everyones experience that there are more males than females?

I really bummed in that that LFS is the only place in town that carries Bn's...and that I spent 11 dollars on this *female*!

i don't think there's are more males, I got 3 males and 6 females. Every BN you see over here in the LFS is a female, you can pick a female up if you're somewere in Holland

flyinmike · Post by **flyinmike** » 02 Jul 2004, 13:56

The presence of bristles doesn't guarantee male. Females can have bristles as well males can show up with little or none. Use other methods to determine, such as the shape/size of the sex organ. There is a very good article on P.C. somewhere. Type breeding plecos in the search box.