Peppermint bristlenose - Aquarium Advice

zenkatydid · 11-19-2006, 03:05 AM

I just got the first "real" fish for my tank (it currently has a group of danios used to get a slow cycle started). He is a stunning peppermint bristlenose adolescent male, just starting to get his bristles in. I adore him. He will also be my most expensive fish, at AU$45.

I have seen peppermints with a really vivid white line along their tail and top fin, but he has a sort of dirty white line that bleeds into his black - do you think this will come with age, or is it individual fish-to-fish?

lmw80 · 11-19-2006, 08:27 AM

he is gorgeous! Not sure about the white line though. Maybe it changes with stress?

**Zagz** · 11-19-2006, 11:11 AM

Wow he is a beauty. The line may very well show up more with age, but certainly may be a fish to fish individuality. I really don't know for sure.

**melosu58** · 11-19-2006, 02:33 PM

Nice addition

LandGhoti · 11-19-2006, 02:43 PM

Very pretty!

11-19-2006, 08:27 AM	#2
lmw80 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bristol, Pa Posts: 4,805 Images: 40	he is gorgeous! Not sure about the white line though. Maybe it changes with stress? __________________ -Lori Join the Eastern PA/Greater Philadelphia Forum! Click here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/groupcp.php?g=7825 Aquariums are like jello - there's always room for more.

11-19-2006, 11:11 AM	#3
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11-19-2006, 02:33 PM	#4
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 12,710 Images: 80	Nice addition __________________ View My Tanks http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...8/melosu58.jpg Click here to Visit FantasyReef

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LandGhoti Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Le Midwest Posts: 819 Images: 1	Very pretty!