What type of pleco?

[robgurr]

I was just wondering what type of pleco I have, you can see a picture of it on the link from my signature.

 

[vdan]

Looks like a male bristlenose pleco. Kinda hard to see. Got a photo with better lighting?

 

[robgurr]

Maybe let me see...

 

[robgurr]

here how about these??

 

[smithrc]

yep - bristlenose

will get to about 6" and eats algae and normally loves cucumber and other veggies

 

[Earthgirl]

Yep, sure looks like a bristlenose plec! How big is it? Maybe we can tell you if it is a female or a male. Mine is definately a female, only little amount of brisltes around her lip. The more brisltes means it is a male>

Nice Extreme Close Up!

 

[smithrc]

it also depends what type they are...
with our Temmincki's, only the males have bristles they females dont (none atall!)

 

[Earthgirl]

See now, I didn't know that!
You learn something new everyday, thanks smithrc

 

[smithrc]

here is our female...

 

[willywonka099]

I have sen many variations ......some females get no bristles, some little ones , some unusually long ones but always around the lip..... Males on the other hand grow bristes between the eyes

 

[robgurr]

i took forever to get a good shot of him/ her... the brisles don't look that big in the second pic so it could possibly be a female...i think its about an inch and a half long, not that big yet, though i've had it for at least a year and a half now... thnx for all the info

by the way nice female pic, i know how hard it is to get a decent pic of a fish in a tank... at least it was for me