They were sold to me as Peppermint Bristlenose Catfish.
Can anybody please tell me the correct species name for these???
And has anybody got any tips on getting these Guys to breed.
Help ID this pleco species??? sold as Peppermint Bristlenose
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somefins fishy
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Help ID this pleco species??? sold as Peppermint Bristlenose
Hi Guys, i just purchased a breeding trio, 15cm long each of this pleco species.
They were sold to me as Peppermint Bristlenose Catfish.
Can anybody please tell me the correct species name for these???
And has anybody got any tips on getting these Guys to breed.
They were sold to me as Peppermint Bristlenose Catfish.
Can anybody please tell me the correct species name for these???
And has anybody got any tips on getting these Guys to breed.
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robfishfan
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peppers
they look just like peppermints to me , just feed them heaps and then start to do half tank water change .
put a fork in it!
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somefins fishy
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These are another of the species that are hard to pin down exactly where they came from, because they are commonly captive bred and the original "parents" aren't commonly imported.
It is POSSIBLE that they are , but without further details of for example where they came from, it's pretty difficult to say because there are other species that look pretty similar, but can be differentiated by different capture location [and assuming the scientists doing the descriptin described it properly, it can PROBABLY be differentiated by other means - but that may be difficult for the average aquarist, as it often means killing the fish to identify internal characteristics, or at least counting small things under a microscope or very enlarged photo].
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Mats
It is POSSIBLE that they are , but without further details of for example where they came from, it's pretty difficult to say because there are other species that look pretty similar, but can be differentiated by different capture location [and assuming the scientists doing the descriptin described it properly, it can PROBABLY be differentiated by other means - but that may be difficult for the average aquarist, as it often means killing the fish to identify internal characteristics, or at least counting small things under a microscope or very enlarged photo].
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Mats