A auscrafts Mostly New Member Joined Feb 9, 2014 Messages 11 Reaction score 0 Location GB May 12, 2014 #1 I think it's a bristle nose but not sure it came with some fish from a person wanting to close his tank down I should have added it's about 3 or 4 inches long Attachments P1020763 cat.jpg 55.6 KB · Views: 152
I think it's a bristle nose but not sure it came with some fish from a person wanting to close his tank down I should have added it's about 3 or 4 inches long
majerah1 Fish Crazy Joined Dec 5, 2008 Messages 210 Reaction score 0 Location US May 12, 2014 #2 Do you have a picture with his fin up?
OP OP A auscrafts Mostly New Member Joined Feb 9, 2014 Messages 11 Reaction score 0 Location GB May 12, 2014 #3 I'll try to get one it took me hours to get this he doesn't come out in the open very often
KieranBoyne Moved On Joined Apr 12, 2014 Messages 478 Reaction score 1 Location GB May 12, 2014 #4 Not sure what that is, but here is the closest i could find to it: http/www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=1248 or this http/www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=5740 Hope i helped
Not sure what that is, but here is the closest i could find to it: http/www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=1248 or this http/www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=5740 Hope i helped
sawickib Fish Herder Joined Jan 12, 2014 Messages 1,768 Reaction score 7 Location US May 12, 2014 #5 Could be a common pleco, ive seen another member on here with the same coloration and he said it was a common, but i cant be sure.
Could be a common pleco, ive seen another member on here with the same coloration and he said it was a common, but i cant be sure.
H hobby5 Fishaholic Joined Oct 1, 2013 Messages 696 Reaction score 43 Location DE May 12, 2014 #6 Most likely a female bristle nose. For sure not a common pleco.
KieranBoyne Moved On Joined Apr 12, 2014 Messages 478 Reaction score 1 Location GB May 12, 2014 #7 not a bn I don't think
majerah1 Fish Crazy Joined Dec 5, 2008 Messages 210 Reaction score 0 Location US May 12, 2014 #8 He looks to be a sailfin pleco to me.http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterygoplichthys_gibbiceps
sawickib Fish Herder Joined Jan 12, 2014 Messages 1,768 Reaction score 7 Location US May 12, 2014 #9 Most likely not a BN pleco, by now even if its female it would show bristles near the front bottom end of her mouth. Check page 3 on here is what im referencing to >>>> http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/432292-hello-all/page-3
Most likely not a BN pleco, by now even if its female it would show bristles near the front bottom end of her mouth. Check page 3 on here is what im referencing to >>>> http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/432292-hello-all/page-3
ShinySideUp Fish Herder Joined Nov 13, 2011 Messages 1,005 Reaction score 84 Location GB May 12, 2014 #10 Definitely not a BN.
OP OP A auscrafts Mostly New Member Joined Feb 9, 2014 Messages 11 Reaction score 0 Location GB May 12, 2014 #11 managed to get a couple of pics with the fin up Attachments P1020778 cat.jpg 55.5 KB · Views: 161 P1020781.JPG 55.4 KB · Views: 133
sawickib Fish Herder Joined Jan 12, 2014 Messages 1,768 Reaction score 7 Location US May 13, 2014 #12 Yea I'd say definitely a common, not a bristle nose. What size tank do you have him in?
OP OP A auscrafts Mostly New Member Joined Feb 9, 2014 Messages 11 Reaction score 0 Location GB May 13, 2014 #13 sawickib said: Yea I'd say definitely a common, not a bristle nose. What size tank do you have him in? Click to expand... I can see he's going to become a problem the tamk is only 120cm but it's got a lot of other fish in with him
sawickib said: Yea I'd say definitely a common, not a bristle nose. What size tank do you have him in? Click to expand... I can see he's going to become a problem the tamk is only 120cm but it's got a lot of other fish in with him
KieranBoyne Moved On Joined Apr 12, 2014 Messages 478 Reaction score 1 Location GB May 13, 2014 #14 I cant tell whether that is a common or a sailfin. Good pics though but they look so similar its virtually inpossible to tell
I cant tell whether that is a common or a sailfin. Good pics though but they look so similar its virtually inpossible to tell
sawickib Fish Herder Joined Jan 12, 2014 Messages 1,768 Reaction score 7 Location US May 13, 2014 #15 The fins don't look long enough to be a sail fin. He will outgrow your tank easily, I suggest rehousing him, they get to about 2ft long and it may bully all bottom feeders.
The fins don't look long enough to be a sail fin. He will outgrow your tank easily, I suggest rehousing him, they get to about 2ft long and it may bully all bottom feeders.