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What's my pleco? Rubber lip?
Posted: 11 Jan 2013, 23:40
by captmicha
I got this guy from a LFS. He's colored up after being in my main tank with plenty of algae and bogwood. It would be nice to know a species. I don't see any plates, just smooth skin and spotting. It's about 1 1/2" long right now.
Re: What's my pleco? Rubber lip?
Posted: 11 Jan 2013, 23:48
by captmicha
This might be a better picture:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/ ... 89f8e6.jpg
Sorry, it's over 800 pixels high.
Re: What's my pleco? Rubber lip?
Posted: 11 Jan 2013, 23:55
by Silurus
It's a common bristlenose.
Re: What's my pleco? Rubber lip?
Posted: 12 Jan 2013, 00:54
by captmicha
GREAT! I won't end up with some huge monster pleco! Do the bristles grow when the fish get older?
Re: What's my pleco? Rubber lip?
Posted: 12 Jan 2013, 04:53
by Nitwig
If it is male it will get a nice growth of bristles after a while. If it is female it will either get no bristles or very tiny ones. If the female does develop bristles it will be later in life and then only usually around the lip.
