Is my Bristlenose a male or female?

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Cassiez

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Hi,

I was just wondering whether my pleco is a male or female please? I always believed him to be a male but it never really mattered as I only had him but now I’m considering getting him/her a friend.
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Yes, that's a male. Females can have some bristles around the mouth, but they never up the face like that. Be careful getting another, males will fight quite nastily. And a male and a female will likely breed.
 

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