When can I tell the gender of my BNP?

Eardz · May 1, 2022

Hi all,

Just wondering at what point I would be able to gender my Bristle nose? It doesn’t matter to me either way, however I know he/she was born in the beginning of November 2021.

(This is my favourite fish I own)

Thanks

DoubleDutch · May 1, 2022

No signs of barbells. I'd say a female.

Slaphppy7 · May 1, 2022

It could be many months before the bristles grow in, if they do at all..many bristles = male, few/no bristles = female

From the body shape, I'm guessing male, but it appears to be a young fish, much more growing to do

Eardz · May 1, 2022

DoubleDutch said:
No signs of barbells. I'd say a female.

Yes, this was my thinking too. Unless it’s younger than I thought.

Eardz · May 1, 2022

Slaphppy7 said:
It could be many months before the bristles grow in, if they do at all..many bristles = male, few/no bristles = female

From the body shape, I'm guessing male, but it appears to be a young fish, much more growing to do

Yeah, I must say he/she is still quite small. I wonder if maybe it’s younger than I was told.

Slaphppy7 · May 1, 2022

Eardz said:
Yeah, I must say he/she is still quite small. I wonder if maybe it’s younger than I was told.

A distinct possibility...

PheonixKingZ · May 1, 2022

Slaphppy7 said:
It could be many months before the bristles grow in, if they do at all..many bristles = male, few/no bristles = female

From the body shape, I'm guessing male, but it appears to be a young fish, much more growing to do

Agree with this. When I got my BNP (he was maybe 1 inch at the time) I had no clue what it’s gender was until after about 8 months of me owning it. Then his bristles started going in.

Just based off of the pictures, it seems to be a younger Pleco and is therefore impossible to accurately sex.

Eardz · May 2, 2022

PheonixKingZ said:
Agree with this. When I got my BNP (he was maybe 1 inch at the time) I had no clue what it’s gender was until after about 8 months of me owning it. Then his bristles started going in.

Just based off of the pictures, it seems to be a younger Pleco and is therefore impossible to accurately sex.

Awe brilliant, thanks. He/she is my first Bristlenose and after seeing some adults in my LFS, he/she certainly seems quite small. I’d suggest I’ve seen some four times the size.

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