Bristle Nose Pleco

[nashile]

whats the difference between the male and female?
i only have the one so will it get lonely without another one of its species(i know the males get aggressive if put together)
cheers

 

[kevinjames]

no it will be fine solo and from my experience it the females that tend to be more aggressive.

 

[amy1994]

Here's a male http/www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http/www.abyssaquariums.com/images/bristlenose.jpg&imgrefurl=http/www.abyssaquariums.com/index-16.html&usg=__j97Eli1O2EmdF7Bwt76EstLnHmw=&h=213&w=283&sz=33&hl=en&start=0&sig2=lsB8h3_CZZ7MnbaeE3U6QA&zoom=1&tbnid=CtYhYAFQ0RT68M:&tbnh=135&tbnw=172&ei=REbdTZLnKYa58gPl8tAI&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmale%2Bbristlenose%2Bpleco%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-gb:IE-Address%26rlz%3D1I7ACAW_enGB398GB398%26biw%3D1311%26bih%3D613%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1043&vpy=147&dur=1164&hovh=170&hovw=226&tx=160&ty=69&sqi=2&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0
The female won't have those bristles on its face