Adrienne Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 I purchased 4 longfin bn this morning to add to my tank. Tried for 2 pair and one appears a lot different to the others so heres hoping. Hope you like the pics one of the longfin and bn sharing a log my other plecs were being more photogenic this morning so heres some of the pretty peckoltia from the last shipment and a couple of my spotted bn Hope you like them, I sure do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Oooh I absolutely love them. They are gorgeous, addorable, cute and the list goes on LOL. you can tell I love pleco's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 female! I think. well it looks like it. and gravid at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 I'm sorry but i honesty think longfins look ugly But the spotted ones look awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 I'm with you there si_sphinx but to each his (or her) own I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Yep, everyone to their own The pics not that great butI really really like them. I definitely do not do any of the syndonitis (sp?) and the jury is still out about whiptails. There was a mighty scrap amongst the longfins going on at the shop before I bought some of them. Two of them wanted the space between two plastic plants. I do hope that the peckoltia is a female and that there is at least one male. They are only about 6cm I would think so wouldn't expect them to be breeding size yet (or am I wrong). ATM they are sharing with the spotted bn, two standard bn and the longfin. I am going to clear up two tanks shortly and then split them and also set up a tank for my 3 chocolate zebras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 you need wood in your tank, some caves (round ones) and lots of oxygen in the water, and water movement. presto clown plecos are bred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 got the wood, what would be good for round caves? Have just added an airline and the water movement is not too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 wooden caves in driftwood are good, but those round ceramic cave ornaments are probably better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 you mean like the pipes. One end needs to be closed in doesn't it so its pretty much a snug fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 yeah. against the rear wall of the tank or a gravel mound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy_49nz Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 No offence to anyone who likes them, but I really hope the longfin BN's don't become as prevalent in the BN genepool as the longfin zebra danios. Both look handicapped and its so hard to get strong healthy shortfin zeb danios now. I can see the same thing happening in the bristlenoses in a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 i have the long fin zebra danios and they are hardy as ever. absolutely no difference between them and the normals you don't have to worry about longfin genes mixing with normals, i mean the normals are bred in such copious quantities, it won't really make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I couldn't find anything about them on the internet. I can't work out why they are called bn at all as they certainly don't resemble a bn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I couldn't find anything about them on the internet. I can't work out why they are called bn at all as they certainly don't resemble a bn. It is because they get bristles on their nose when they get older Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I know that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Sorry someone had to say it :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broms2 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 just noted the spotted bristlenose pics - do they have an L number as was looking at some today that were called "spotted" and also "Marble" bristlenose but can't find anything on the web about either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 no L number. With regards to the marbled I know what you are talking about and couldn't find anything else. The spotted bn (I have 6) have caused a lot of debate on here. The suggestion is that they are Rios but with no proof of where they have been caught the jury is still out. All I know is that one of them has nearly tripled in size from when I got it (the others are still way smaller) and he is very very territorial and I have just watched him taking on any other plec that gets near him. This is him although he's a lot darker than the pic shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze-dragon Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 they do just explode in size don't they lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 they do just explode in size don't they lol. Yes, well given that no one exactly is sure what they are I will be interested to see when it stops growing. Not only has the growth been explosive it takes off after the other plecs like a bomb!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze-dragon Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 thats abit strange, we have 6 of them plus our 2 choccy zebra's and they co-exist happily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Are they from the last shipment? I think I got mine between xmas & new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze-dragon Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 nope mine are from the first shipment, when Animates Kaiwharawhara didn't know what they were and sold them to me at $8 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I like to think that I am sure what they are :lol: but doubting the validity of the method used to ID them is also a valid argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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