drewry
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 | | Subject: 144s and super reds Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:25 am | |
| hi all iv grown both on now and in my opinion females dont have bristles iv sat and watched both now and iv been right so far  whats ure opinions on em regards dave | |
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Doug
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| | Subject: Re: 144s and super reds Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:54 am | |
| - drewry wrote:
- and in my opinion females dont have bristles iv sat and watched both now and iv been right so far
um, well yeah, males have bristles, females don't. well to be technical, females can have bristles but they are aalways small and only on the top lip, never running up their nose. | |
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| | Subject: Re: 144s and super reds Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:03 am | |
| I agree with doug 100%............... Here's a fully mature female...she's is about 6-7 inches in size, with bristles just around her lip like doug said...  Here's a fully mature female..she is about 4-5 inches...no bristles....  Hope this gives you a better idea..... | |
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| | Subject: male or female Bristlenose identifying Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:58 pm | |
| such good advice as ever by Doug and Curby...  | |
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drewry
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| | Subject: Re: 144s and super reds Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:58 am | |
| i know what ure saying but iv 309 females, roi Ucayali and lo59 all the females in these have slight bristles
but i know people that have had females with bristles in 144,s and super reds but iv never had
what im getting at do u think its water quilty or temp that the females will grow slight bristles in 144s and reds ? | |
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| | Subject: Re: 144s and super reds Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:46 am | |
| - drewry wrote:
- i know what ure saying but iv 309 females, roi Ucayali and lo59 all the females in these have slight bristles
but i know people that have had females with bristles in 144,s and super reds but iv never had
what im getting at do u think its water quilty or temp that the females will grow slight bristles in 144s and reds ? Mate females will have bristles rather none or lots around the lip..but they wont get them up the snout like a male will.... | |
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Doug
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| | Subject: Re: 144s and super reds Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:04 am | |
| spot on curby  The generation of female birstles is pruely genetic. Its an overflow from the the males having them. its has nothing to do with the water quality or temp | |
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