i think its called a peppermint bristlenose here in oz. i saw them at an aquarium last week. i think i rememebered it right i think they are stunning. i saw some at a lfs the other day for $19.95. so they arent cheap. i am considering getting some through the wholesaler at work so i get them for a LOT less.



This post has been edited by fishlette: Apr 21 2007, 12:43 PM

I wouldnt mind paying 20 bucks for one of those plecs. Although I never see any variety. Only ever commons, BN's, sailfins, and that about it.

pet city at mt gravatt has them

$20 is a bargain at a LFS. That is hardly more than the wholesale on a 3cm one. These guys are going for $10 per cm in private sales for non-breeding adults and about $450 for a breeding trio. I don't even want to think about the price of an an adult in a LFS.

Here is a picture of a 3cm one I just got off the breeder.

stunning pleco- love the blue on them, I want one!

I think the "blue" is a bit decieving. They are really just white but it is so white it looks blue. They are easy to spot in the tank because their white fin tips and spots really stand out.

iv usualy seen them here for about $40, sometimes $20 but rarely. hawkins, one of my many lfs has just got some orange spot in for $20, i am thinking about getting a few of those.

Hi guys

Forgot all about this thread lol

Well spots still doing fine, he just cant get enough cucumber lol

to the guy who's saying its not a bn, Unless there other pleco's that have bristles i would defo say this is a bn like, you can see the bristles in the pic's below .





Kev

Beautiful plec, I picked up three more BN's today and have come away with what look like 3 different varieties, one is just plain plec with white fin edging, another piebald and one normal.

Man, Ive always wanted one of those. What I would do to get one

DAM!!!!!
I was at a fish shop earlier this week and spotted some plecos listed bristlenoses and they were exactly the same as them.Only 4 pounds each

i sore 1 of them the other day in a place near ipswich and i think they were about 15 too 20 squid very nice wish i had more money at the time and a nana that wernt so tight edit coz forgot 2 say at my lfs they called them galaxy plecs

This post has been edited by 01edmn: Jun 1 2007, 11:34 PM

Adult Peppermints lose the white on the tail and most of the white spots tend to fade.
My LFS sells adults for 100 AUD but you could work it down to 80.
They are pretty much all black with no discerning features besides the bristles of course.

Kevstir:he is a bristlenose , just a different strand/breed. there are the peppermints, commons, albinos, and orange spots, these are the only ones i have seen in the shops, but there are hundreds more. n if any one is interested i did get one of the orange spots, very beautiful bristlenose, think it might be a male but still a little small to tell.

This post has been edited by VampirePlec: Jun 2 2007, 06:32 AM

There are two Starlight Bristlenose Species, the L-182 and L-183 and that is most definitely one of them. L-183 and I'm going to be getting some of these beauties myself in the near future. 183's get to 5" and 182's get to 9" in length. I sure hope that is a 183.