Bristlenose/ Bushynose

[fishdudein]

This may sound dumb, but I was in my lfs the other day and they had plecs that were labeled as bushynose plecs. I had never this term before. I am familiar with bristlenoses, and these looked like bristlenoses...is there a difference between the two, or is somebody just messing with names?

 

[Dwarfs]

Yep, both names are for the same group of plecos

 

[smithrc]

yep - same thing.

 

[fishdudein]

Thanks for the ultra quick replies, guys! I thought they probably were the same thing, but I've been fooled before , so thought I'd double check!

 

[Dwarfs]

I've been looking fr Bnoses forever, apparently they are rare on Long Island

 

[fishdudein]

My lfs usually has at least one or two in stock most of the time. This day they had quite a few of them , all just little fellas and showing some good bristle growth. My guess is someone local is breeding them, I hear they are one of the easier plecs to breed. Thought about trying it myself (I know....what haven't I thought about trying to breed!)

 

[samthefishman]

dwarfs its all we got here!!!!
we got the crapest fish ever!