Baby bristlenose pleco

[Fdsh5]

Be had 4 baby calico bristlenose plecos in my tank for about two months now. It appears one of them finally feels comfortable enough to swim around in the open now. For a while, I thought they had all become food but wherever they were hiding seems to have worked. They are fun to watch as they have unique personalities. I can't wait for the bristles to come in!

 

[redsea]

He is adorable! BN are my favorite kind of Pleco!

 

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

wow calico!! can we have an updated pic please

 

[Fdsh5]

I will try but now that they are out and about they don't sit still. The biggest one is getting bristles. I will try my best to get some pics tomorrow

 

[Convict2161]

Love it! I know what you mean. When mine is out and doing his thing, forget about taking pictures and of he's not out and about he usually hides in his favorite rock or under a piece is slate I have. He loves it.

 

[kelbaker79]

Cute!!! Mine is still so tiny!! When do they get their bristles?

 

[Convict2161]

Here's some pics of mine. They told me he's a BN.



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[Convict2161]

Cute!!! Mine is still so tiny!! When do they get their bristles?

Love the pic!!

 

[kelbaker79]

Love the pic!!

Thanks! I'm surprised he was actually out and held still as long as he did...lol

 

[Convict2161]

Thanks! I'm surprised he was actually out and held still as long as he did...lol

I hear that! Mine usually comes out at night and of he does come out during the day he's usually fast and sneaky lol.

 

[Fdsh5]

Finally was able to get some new pics. The fourth one is still shy but I was lucky enough to get two in one shot.

 

[LyndaB]

At what age do the bristles start to really show?

 

[Convict2161]

Cute! Tiny little guy. There so fun watch at night when I turn on the moon light.

 

[Maltimomma]

I have 4 bn that I bought from Toddnbecka. One was extremely tiny and I thought he because food also. But low and behold when I did a tank move 3 days ago, there he was. Now he's in hiding again. The other 3 are out and eating. I just love watching them. Wish I knew how to upload pix here. Keep adding pix. So many lovers of bn here love to see them.

 

[kelbaker79]

At what age do the bristles start to really show?

I'm curious about that also...

 

[Convict2161]

I'm curious about that also...

Me too!

 

[Fdsh5]

Mine are about three months old and the bristles are just coming out

 

[kelbaker79]

Mine are about three months old and the bristles are just coming out

Really?! You're lucky! Mines 4.5 months old and nothing! He/she is still REALLY small

 

[j0el1212]

He's very active. Lol

 

[mrwizard]

Great pics of your bn's everyone, I weren't a fan of bn's before but then I picked up four babies as I was having some algae problems, within a day of them being in the tank no algae to be seen, anywhere! There so cool to watch to, I've got a video of one bn chasing the other (in a playful way) which is funny to watch ill try upload it when I get home.
I also wanna find out when there bristles start to show, I'd guess mine are at about 3-4 months old now and still nothing.