Can Some One Help Me Id My New Pleco

[angel1980]

Umm, not as far as I'm aware. Longfins are a breed/subsp which have slightly different feeding habits, breeding habits and vitality.

Every day is a school day

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=49

thanks for the link

 

[SandraNewbie]

Every day is a school day

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=49

Sorry not sure what that link was meant to show or who's at school?

Good discussion of the common A. cirrhosus species (common and longfins)
http/bristlenosecatfish.com/ancistrus-sp/

There are some reports of them breeding smaller clutches, eating less wood, having some problems swimming when older. Nothing conclusive.

 

[xingumike]

Every day is a school day

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=49

Sorry not sure what that link was meant to show or who's at school?

Good discussion of the common A. cirrhosus species (common and longfins)
http/bristlenosecatfish.com/ancistrus-sp/

There are some reports of them breeding smaller clutches, eating less wood, having some problems swimming when older. Nothing conclusive.

From that page

'So what you’ll find is Ancistrus sp cirrhosus is the Bristlenose that’s most commonly found in live fish shops and is sold as algae eaters for large community tanks. Ancistrus sp cirrhosus is usually brown with spots but you can also find Albinos as well. Then to divide the species up even further there are shortfin and longfin varieties each of which come in the normal brown colour and the albino colour as well.

Therefore within the species cirrhosus you’ll commonly find that the different varieties are referred to as;

Common Bristlenose – brown shortfin
Albino Bristlenose – albino shortfin
Common Longfin – brown longfin
Albino Longfin – albino longfin
Then you can also get a Marble variety, plus other colour varieties as well.'

I eat more meat than my friend, some people have twins, Usain Bolt runs faster than me

We are all still Homo sapiens.

I am not surprised that longfin/veiltail have trouble swimming when older, they are a man made freak of a fish, doesn't make them a different species.

Being selectively bred to such extreme forms, it is not surprising there are reports of smaller clutches.

Class dismissed.

 

[angel1980]

ok now now. this is a rescue pleco I think you both have given god add vice please don't fight on my post.

 

[xingumike]

No one is fighting.

 

[angel1980]

just feels like it a bit

 

[iownupkr66]

any how how is mrs bn getting on? pics?

 

[SandraNewbie]

Class dismissed.

Not quite, you seem to have confused Breed/Subsp with Species. A breed is a consistent set of traits which one population of a species has (Like bulldogs) a subspecies is just a better established breed. But different breeds cna have different requirements even though they're the same species.

 

[angel1980]

any how how is mrs bn getting on? pics?

a lot better pic now she is getting to know me she even sat still for this pic

 

[angel1980]

we got these two little well not so little places last night there were free to a good home

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[xingumike]

^ how big is this tank?

 

[angel1980]

they came from a 2 foot tank and now in a 4 foot tank

 

[xingumike]

4x?x?

 

[angel1980]

4 foot by 1 foot by 1.1/2 foot. im also part of a fish rescue group and know what im doing when it comes to my fish the only resone i ask about one of my small plecos was cos the lady i got her off really didn't no what she was and she was in a bad way when i got her i know now she is a fully grown bns plecos. plus if i need to get a bigger tank for the two iv just got then i will do when its needed there is plenty of room for them to move about and there both very happy in the tank which is always a good think.

 

[iownupkr66]

nice penny hope she has a nice long live in your ownership