Bristlenose pleco

[Mikey214]

My old bristle nose pleco died two months ago. I have had this guy for about a month now he looks different then my old bristle nose pleco but the guy at my lfs told me when I bought him he was a bristle nose , is this true? Thanks for the help attached is photos

 

[Cactuspixie]

Yes she's a common bristlenose. Does she have real wood to chew? They need that in their diet along with quality algae wafers. They love vegies too- semi-cooked, or defrosted frozen vegies (I buy mine bags if peas, broccoli and cauliflower) and raw vegies like cucumber.

 

[Mikey214]

Yes she's a common bristlenose. Does she have real wood to chew? They need that in their diet along with quality algae wafers. They love vegies too- semi-cooked, or defrosted frozen vegies (I buy mine bags if peas, broccoli and cauliflower) and raw vegies like cucumber.

Yes I have a nice piece of driftwood in there for her , btw is it a female or male ? I'm assuming female since you referred to her as she. And I have algae wafers just never thought of the veggies !!

 

[flitabout]

Sure looks female you can tell by the bristles male have them and females usually don't and if they do they are much smaller.

 

[Rivercats]

Male BNP don't start growing their bristles until they are around 2". Until then they look like females. Also some females have been known to grow a single row of bristles right along their upper lip. So depending on the size of your BNP it could be a female or a young male.