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[SPIKE88]

Sorry I have no pic.

The fish in question, was sold to me as a bristlenose pleco. It does look exactly like all of the pics I have found on the net, except the tips of all of its fins are white.

Sorry I know its not much to go on. I am aware of how many different types of pleco there are.


Thanks

 

[The-Wolf]

possibly a Starlight Bristlenose Pleco (Ancistrus sp(L182))

 

[Animation]

Hmm no wouldn't think so, possibly just a common ancistrus

 

[Bloo]

A few months ago there was a thread with a similar question. I didn't think it was a common bristlenose (Ancistrus sp.(3) ) either, but SirM and other assured me it was. Some bristlenoses seems to have the white edging on the fins. Sometimes they lose it later in life, sometimes they don't....
I think there possibly are slight variations depending on which part of a river they come from.

This is one example I found with a quick google image (of a common bn), but some seem to have the white seam to varying degrees :

Whereas this is the L183 - Starlight BN

 

[Animation]

That second one is a starlight i belive

 

[Bloo]

Whereas this is the L183 - Starlight BN

That second one is a starlight i belive

Yep, as I said, just above the picture

 

[smithrc]

all our commons have the tips on thier fins

 

[Animation]

My ancistrus has a white tip also
He is going in my 33Gal when the whitespot clears

 

[SPIKE88]

thanks for all your help

 

[smithrc]

Bloo.... Isn't the one in the piccy a white seam??

the starlights dont have the white bands?

 

[Bloo]

Bloo.... Isn't the one in the piccy a white seam??

the starlights dont have the white bands?

As far as I understand, the L182's do not have the white band, but the L183 does

 

[smithrc]

Bloo.... Isn't the one in the piccy a white seam??

the starlights dont have the white bands?

As far as I understand, the L182's do not have the white band, but the L183 does

thats what I thought.. so the starlights L182 dont have the white... eg the piccy above is the L183 - white seam

 

[Bloo]

Bloo.... Isn't the one in the piccy a white seam??

the starlights dont have the white bands?

As far as I understand, the L182's do not have the white band, but the L183 does

thats what I thought.. so the starlights L182 dont have the white... eg the piccy above is the L183 - white seam

Planet Catfish id's the L183 simply as a Starlight Bristlenose Catfish

But guess we can call it a "white-seam starlight" for obvious reasons but as far as I know, it's not official.
Can anyone varify this ?

 

[smithrc]

Planet Catfish id's the L183 simply as a Starlight Bristlenose Catfish

But guess we can call it a "white-seam starlight" for obvious reasons but as far as I know, it's not official.
Can anyone varify this ?

Good point - well presented

Its the L059 thats called the white seam... The plot thickens...