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Hi I bought this fish as an Albino BN, I have since had a seed of doubt in my mind that it may not be.

Anyway, I would love to know if it is a boy or a girl, and also if it isnt an albino bn, then what might it be?

I dont know if it has a "number" or a real name, but would be keen to find those out too..

fantactic site - Love it...
cheers Leone

It is probably an albino Ancistrus sp. 3. A rather uninteresting bristlenose. I would wait and see if something more interesting comes along, but I am rahter critical

Anyway... If you feel inclined to buy the fish you should do so.

um.. the fish is already mine!!

Yup definitely Ancistrus sp.(3) and it is albino. I've kept these guys and have found them to be interesting indeed. Looks to be a juvenile male to me.
Enjoy him!
Josh

he is very handsome!

thanks Andywoolloo - I think he his pretty handsome too... and I am so glad he is a boy and that he actually IS an albino bn.. He will be lovely when he grows some..

cheers

Looks like ansistrus sp(3).

I am now starting to see more of these being offered in our local fish stores instead of the common pleco. They don't grow large and definitely do the job when called to keep your tank free of algae. Males will get agressive with each other but definitely a keeper. Also quite easy to breed. I've had them breed on the side of my tank.

This is definitely a better option then the common pleco (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) which is offered but quickly outgrows the tank and the hobbiest.

Happy hobbying,
Vriesea

I have a new ancistrus sp3 who is a boy too! but he isn't albino. I love him.

vriesea wrote:Looks like ansistrus sp(3).

I am now starting to see more of these being offered in our local fish stores instead of the common pl*co. They don't grow large and definitely do the job when called to keep your tank free of algae. Males will get agressive with each other but definitely a keeper. Also quite easy to breed. I've had them breed on the side of my tank.

And since they are easy to breed, there's no reason why we (breeders) can't flood the LFS's with babies so that they have them instead of the common's. I think they problem is, however, that they are still making more money selling the juvenile commons than they are selling Ancistrus juveniles or adults.

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Mats

there are never any BN's in any fish stores here. I was shocked to find the one I did.

I wish it was a law that the bigger ones had to be sold with some type of permit. Or that maybe nothing that can grow over 2 feet can be sold except to someone with a special license.

Well, that's maybe too strict but, really? Those poor big fish.

andywoolloo wrote:there are never any BN's in any fish stores here. I was shocked to find the one I did.

I wish it was a law that the bigger ones had to be sold with some type of permit. Or that maybe nothing that can grow over 2 feet can be sold except to someone with a special license.

Well, that's maybe too strict but, really? Those poor big fish.

It's been suggested before, and it probably will again in the future. I think 2ft fish (not very active species) are managable in a home tank. The ones that grow beyond that, or are quite active, are definitely on my list that would be banned [except when suitable accomodation can be proven] if I became president/prime minister/king/benevolent dictator.

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Mats