sexing bristlenose

[kee]

Hello just wondering if anyone can help me sex my bristlnose or is he too small?


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[rroomm11]

Young male.

[kee]

what makes you say that? I have not got 2 conflicting amswers on another site someone has says female. maybe too young to tell.

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[jsalas623]

i agree young male.

[Richard B]

How big is it? It looks small & for a small fish the bristles are developing early & suggest a male. This will be confirmed as the fish matures & bristles go 'up the face' not just on the periphery of the mouth. Your fish is an albino common & none of my mature females have that amount of bristles.

[kee]

he is 2" nose to bottom 2.5" including tail. thats now 3 say male and 2 female so starting to look male lol but will prob have to wait and see

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[Barbie]

Or you could net him and touch his nose. If it feels squishy just below his eyes, it's a male. Sandpaper, female. I think it's from a sexing them article that Mats did, here on the site, but either way, it does work most of the time.

Barbie

[jsalas623]

Definately too small still. my males are close to 4 1/2" without their tail. I got a couple about the 2" mark that I cant tell what are they yet so yeah just give it some more time.

[Barbie]

I've had bristlenose spawn at 2.5" TL. Not too small.

Barbie

[jsalas623]

Or you could net him and touch his nose. If it feels squishy just below his eyes, it's a male. Sandpaper, female. I think it's from a sexing them article that Mats did, here on the site, but either way, it does work most of the time.

Barbie

Interesting I will give this a try.

[kee]

This wont upset him will it dont want to stress or hurt him

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