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Is there a difference?

Posted: 03 Oct 2011, 16:29
by iafr11
Is there a difference between what is sold in auctions as " Red/black " Bristlenose and ancistrus temminckii, or they the same fish?

Re: Is there a difference?

Posted: 03 Oct 2011, 16:39
by MatsP
I believe "Red/Black" is the piebald variety of , and Ancistrus temminckii is almost always A. cf. cirrhosus - unless there is some evidence to support that it was exported from Suriname, which is a very unusual export location for tropical fish.

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Mats