Bristlenose Pleco Without Bristles

[Platy lover]

I got a bristlenose pleco today and I was wondering why it didn't have bristles. http/www.flickr.com/photos/67537901@N02/6833430013/in/photostream

 

[tkdjr1186]

I got a bristlenose pleco today and I was wondering why it didn't have bristles. http/www.flickr.com/photos/67537901@N02/6833430013/in/photostream

It could be an immature male (size less than 2 inches) or it's a female, they don't get the crazy bristles that the males get.

 

[Platy lover]

I got a bristlenose pleco today and I was wondering why it didn't have bristles. http/www.flickr.com/photos/67537901@N02/6833430013/in/photostream

It could be an immature male (size less than 2 inches) or it's a female, they don't get the crazy bristles that the males get.

Yeah its about as big as my largest oto but adorable as heck