Brisltnose ID???
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hey taz. when i asked you what kind, i just hoped you knew. i think there are over 50different sp. of bristlenose so it might be kinda hard to identify. just so you know, looks good. all i know for sure is thats a male and itll be some kind of Ancistrus sp. maybe Ancistrus cirrhosus as this tends to be quite common.
Unfortunately, confusion has abounded (and continues to do so) with regards to identifying Ancistrus to the species level. The issue has been complicated by hobbyists attaching various, seemingly randomly chosen, scientific names to nearly every Ancistrusspecies imported. The most commonly abused scientific names being A. cirrhosus, A. temminicki, and A. dolichopterus. While the majority of wild caught Ancistrus species are difficult to impossible to identify, the situation has become slightly better over the years. http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworld/314.PHP this is a good article you might want to read
Unfortunately, confusion has abounded (and continues to do so) with regards to identifying Ancistrus to the species level. The issue has been complicated by hobbyists attaching various, seemingly randomly chosen, scientific names to nearly every Ancistrusspecies imported. The most commonly abused scientific names being A. cirrhosus, A. temminicki, and A. dolichopterus. While the majority of wild caught Ancistrus species are difficult to impossible to identify, the situation has become slightly better over the years. http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworld/314.PHP this is a good article you might want to read
I think the common name is "starry night" pleco.
But there are at least 2 species that are very closely related.
But there are at least 2 species that are very closely related.
the sp. ancistrus starry night is in the picture shown below. there is also http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ancistru/221_F.PHP which is commonly called the starrylight bristlenose. i dont think its either of these. however, as common names are, i have seen the pleco you have sold as a starry night, which i guess is wrong if its assigned to a specific pleco, but there you go- another example of crap common names.
thanks for the info, was gonna end up there myself anyway. Bristlenose seems to have replaced the common pleco here.
Its not that dark, had one a few months ago though, too small and fragile for me, died after a wc.
it seems to have found a spot on the back of the tank behind some wood. so no good pics as the others fish keep trying to be seen.
Its not that dark, had one a few months ago though, too small and fragile for me, died after a wc.
it seems to have found a spot on the back of the tank behind some wood. so no good pics as the others fish keep trying to be seen.
I have noticed that BN have taken the market by storm as of recently. There is a shop up in Spokane that had 2 nice 8"+ BNs. If I were into that kind of pleco still I would probably have gotten one or two.
