Longed Finned Bristlenose Plecos

[kevin007]

today i saw LONG FINNED bristle nose plecs

Normal bristlenose: $7CAD
Golden: $10CAD
LONG FINNED bristle nose: $18
LONG FINNED GOLDEN BRISTLENOSE: $30

My plan coulda worked, becasue there were no more normal bristlenose i told the guy to scoop up 3 long finned bristlenose for the price of normal bristlenose..it worked...until i went to the cashier oh no they are not $7ea

darnnnnn

anyways they are around 1inch long includint the fins so small...should i get a long finned one anyways?? i am afraid that he wil get lost in a 55 gallon tank

 

[kevin007]

if i buy a short finned one..and a long finned one..and raise them, then breed them, will the babies be long finned or short?..i buy 2 and test my luck hoping they will be a pair

 

[Boggle]

oh no they are not $7ea

Ahhh, you nearly got away with it, lol.

Maybe they'll be medium-finned j/k

 

[bluefire]

you could possibly be right boggle, thats what happened with my danios

 

[Phantom Thief]

Hmmm... i think i've heard of them, but i can't remember

P.T.

 

[SirMinion]

I've been after these for god knows how long, They're not a natural form, but are a selectivley bred variant of a. dolichopterus. here's a couple of pictures:

 

[Phantom Thief]

SirMinion, where'd you get those pics? I think those are the ones i saw last time.

P.T.

 

[SirMinion]

SirMinion, where'd you get those pics? I think those are the ones i saw last time.

P.T.

 

[kevin007]

they have the exact finnage!! should i get some? will it suck on my discus

I want to get 1 short finned 1 longed so they can breed? will it work?

 

[kevin007]

the ones i saw look EXACTLY like this:

 

[sylvia]

Do you know whether they were selectively bred over several generations from short-finned parents or whether it was a mutation that cropped up?

If they were bred from short-finned breeding them will get medium-finned fish. If the long-fin trait is a genetic mutation you will probably get short-finned but breeding the offspring together should get you long-finned as well as short. There is also the possibility that the gene that causes long-finned is dominant in which case you'll get long-finned first generation.

 

[kevin007]

Do you know whether they were selectively bred over several generations from short-finned parents or whether it was a mutation that cropped up?

If they were bred from short-finned breeding them will get medium-finned fish. If the long-fin trait is a genetic mutation you will probably get short-finned but breeding the offspring together should get you long-finned as well as short. There is also the possibility that the gene that causes long-finned is dominant in which case you'll get long-finned first generation.

wow you learn somthing new everyday

factors i am worried about are:

1. Suckin on my discus?
2. teritorial?
3. ....i really dont know

 

[sylvia]

They are territorial but will settle down once the territory is established as they are small and 55 gallons is plenty of room for them.

I don't think they'll suck on your discus.

 

[Mamaschild]

They are completely peaceful, won't suck on your fish (any of them) and are well suited for a community tank of most kinds as long as they have hiding places and no fin nippers in the tank, and you realize they get ~5"

Just a WONDERFUL fish, and a GREAT algea eater.....and GORGEOUS to boot

 

[kevin007]

do you think i can get a high price for them if i breed them? I understand that they are not hard to breed