ID Moster Bristlenose

[IveGotTheBestTank]

picked him up for £7.50

he's 7" looking pretty male with his massive bristles

i didnt think common bristle noses got this big so i thought id get him ID'd

cheers

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Doesnt look like a 100% common bristlnose definatly an ancistrus species, i would maybe say Ancistrus ranunculus but these are cited to reach 13cm in length and have a mjuch bigger/broader head. Maybe just an old well looked after bristlnose. Good price too

 

[IveGotTheBestTank]

Doesnt look like a 100% common bristlnose definatly an ancistrus species, i would maybe say Ancistrus ranunculus but these are cited to reach 13cm in length and have a mjuch bigger/broader head. Maybe just an old well looked after bristlnose. Good price too

i thought it might be but its bristles aren't really like a medusa's

yea right

cheers

 

[TheRealMacDaddy]

i thought it might be but its bristles aren't really like a medusa's

yea right

cheers

The Bristles aren't like a Medusa's

You got an L-34 Medusa

Here's a link to Planet Catfish so you can compare and learn something about your new fish.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=190

 

[IveGotTheBestTank]

hmmm

i think your wrong.

 

[Hmong_Xiong]

The Bristles aren't like a Medusa's

You got an L-34 Medusa

Here's a link to Planet Catfish so you can compare and learn something about your new fish.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=190

I'm not a fish expert but I'm 99% sure it's not a Medusa. Why? because I've had a 7 years old albino shortfin at 6 inches not far from 7inch. Also medusa are much wider body wise. I'm sure that's a common bristlenose.

 

[zenyfish]

Definitely not a Medusa, but not a common either.
Without a collection point, these are extremely hard to ID.

 

[Eric A]

I think it might just be hybrid vigor That beat must be at LEAST 6 years old!

 

[jartist15]

i want my bristle nose to grow up and to be maie, these guys look amazing! Sweet fish for only a good price

 

[IveGotTheBestTank]

cheers all,

can no one give an ID?