Is this really a common bristlenose?

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dan1984
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Is this really a common bristlenose?

Post by dan1984 »

Hi,

I have kept bristlenose catfish for a while and I have both albino common colour variations. I just bought this guy from the LFS as a common but his colouration looks a little unusual. I was wondering if he might be the calico colour variant.
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Thanks in advance,
Dan
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Re: Is this really a common bristlenose?

Post by MatsP »

I would suggest that it's a stress colouration of the common variety.

I fixed your image link, and edited the post accordingly - flickr doesn't make it that easy link directly to the images, they only provide convoluted links that involve clicking on thumbnails...

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