I have 3 Albinos and 4 common bristlenose my baby male common BN Fought with my baby Albino BN. The Albino won i think. You can watch the fight on youtube. I only just caught the last couple of seconds on video buts its still alright. Thanks
bristlenose is a common name for them. the full name is Loricariidae Ancistrus sp3. i think there is a variety that has the common name leopard fish but it is a different type from these.
it is hard to tell if the ones seen fighting here are males or females as they are still a bit young to sex but i know that my male and female parents do fight like this a bit occasionally. the fighting as far as i can tell is a pecking order dominance battle to establish who is top fish and ...
... to see who has the right to be 1st to the food and choose the best bit of the tank etc. their fins get a little frayed when they battle but it is not permanent damage and i don't think they hurt each other much or at all during the fights.
i have 2 albinoes like u got in the back there smaller and thats all they do all day looking for stuff in the rocks
TheGrandmastercash 10 months ago
@TheGrandmastercash Corys make a great clean up crew :O)
fishypaw 9 months ago
@fishypaw its called a Cory lol thats my name
TheGrandmastercash 8 months ago
I have 3 Albinos and 4 common bristlenose my baby male common BN Fought with my baby Albino BN. The Albino won i think. You can watch the fight on youtube. I only just caught the last couple of seconds on video buts its still alright. Thanks
LIVE4SCOOTERS 10 months ago
i do hav 1 bushynose pleco
africancichlidfamily 1 year ago
Just got some peppermints today bout 2 months old they fight over the spot next to the filter
Internettroll1 1 year ago
how do you tell there gender
65nedilem 2 years ago
@65nedilem
The bristles on the male are much much bigger.
M4rcC1984 1 year ago
Haha, I got only one which may be good or bad. Does anybody know approximately how long it takes them to grow to full size?
shbycbra427 2 years ago
I am not sure exactly, but you can tell whether they are male or female by about 5 or 6 months and they are able to breed at about 12 months old.
I guess they get to about their adult size between 6-12 months old but can probably still grow in size up to about 18 months.
fishypaw 2 years ago
thanks
shbycbra427 2 years ago
Hmm they must really hate each other...
Are they from the same clutch or diff?
JonsFun 3 years ago
Yes, they are brothers and like many siblings, they do like to have the odd battle. ;O)
fishypaw 3 years ago
lol that was funny, i have 2 bristlenoses, one albino and 1 regular, they havent fough at all.
Ingiequeen 3 years ago
Well, not as far as you know. They may have had battles when you weren't looking and may have already decided who is boss. ;O)
Catfish, as I'm sure we all know are often more active at night than during the day.
fishypaw 3 years ago
bristlenose plecos can be quite aggresive when defending territory and also when eating
vipersupra99 3 years ago
R u sure these r not like "leopard fish"? They sure act like it and leopard is a cat.... and I believe they sweem too ;)
I am assuming these r males.. now do they actually have a reason to fight?
gtokarsk 3 years ago
bristlenose is a common name for them. the full name is Loricariidae Ancistrus sp3. i think there is a variety that has the common name leopard fish but it is a different type from these.
it is hard to tell if the ones seen fighting here are males or females as they are still a bit young to sex but i know that my male and female parents do fight like this a bit occasionally. the fighting as far as i can tell is a pecking order dominance battle to establish who is top fish and ...
fishypaw 3 years ago
... to see who has the right to be 1st to the food and choose the best bit of the tank etc. their fins get a little frayed when they battle but it is not permanent damage and i don't think they hurt each other much or at all during the fights.
fishypaw 3 years ago