male or female

dj_speed_uk · Post by **dj_speed_uk** » 02 Apr 2006, 20:32

hi pic of same fish, full grown, had for four months, would you say female. even though bristles, they are on edge of nose and they do not branch out.quality isnt brill

what you recon

pureplecs · Post by **pureplecs** » 02 Apr 2006, 20:53

I say female. I have a couple species of bristle nose that the females have bristles around the mouth like your pic and a couple that do not have any bristles at all (but never up the snout). If it were a male, judging by how long the bristles around the edge are in your pic, you would see some growth up the snout as well by now. Nice fish!

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 03 Apr 2006, 16:41

If you look at the FAQ for "Plecos" [under the Help! menu at the top right of the screen], you can find a number of 'indicators' that help identify males and females in Ancistrus spp. They are a collection of hints and tips that I've read about here on PC, and to me they seem to work fine.

Edit: Here's a link: http://www.planetcatfish.com/faq/index. ... 7&catid=15

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Mats

ginosanti · Post by **ginosanti** » 05 Apr 2006, 14:34

Hmmm, these pics look alot like my yet unidentified fish. same kind of bristle growth around the upperlip. mine is now close to 4 inches.

Is this ?

Post by **Barbie** » 05 Apr 2006, 20:05

IMO, no, this is not Ancistrus dolichopterus. No white fin seams are visible and while they do lose their width and intensity, all of my adults had at least some white edging to their dorsal and caudal fins.

Barbie

ginosanti · Post by **ginosanti** » 07 Apr 2006, 16:01

Any idea of which ancistrus it is?