animal_lover Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 OK so I have what im pretty sure are 2 male brown bristlenose and they are around 5cm (not including tail) and both have bristles! So first of all at this size if they have bristles is it still possible that one may be a female or am i right in sayin they are both males? :-? I will try to get decent picture but they dont seem to like the camera and always swim away when the it come out for photos! Plus my camers not very good! Thanks for any help you all may give me Hayley :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo0sh Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 its hard to say. do the bristles run right through the centre of the head or just aroung its lip at this stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animal_lover Posted August 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Well the slightly larger one has bristles on his head and lip but the slightly smaller darker one has less bristles just on its head which I actually didnt notice before!! Hayley :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Yup.. if the bristles are up on their head then they are males. The females may grow some, but they are lower down, around their mouth only. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 boy girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animal_lover Posted August 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 oh ok so now I think I have a male and a female as one only has a couple of bristles lower on it's head! Neither have quite and impressive display but they are only 5 cm (-tail) long! Hayley :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Females sometimes have short bristles but only around the mouth like a moustache, not up the middle of the head like the males. Those two were about 8cm I think when photographed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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