| | Whats the difference |  |
|
|
| Author | Message |
|---|
Stannyblade
Juvenile Bristlenose
 Number of posts : 90
Location : Sheffield
Job/hobbies : the blades
Thank You Points : 2
Registration date : 2010-02-04
| | Subject: Whats the difference Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:27 am | |
| I have a couple of bristlenoses with white tips on their tails and then some without.
Are these a different species? | |
|
| | |
jim.and
V.I.P Member
Number of posts : 1449
Age : 67
Location : England
Job/hobbies : Warehouse Op
Thank You Points : 107
Registration date : 2010-08-04
| | Subject: Re: Whats the difference Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:44 am | |
| Young common BN's have a white edge to the tail and dorsal fins that disappears as they get older. | |
|
| | |
Stannyblade
Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 90
Location : Sheffield
Job/hobbies : the blades
Thank You Points : 2
Registration date : 2010-02-04
| | Subject: Re: Whats the difference Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:27 pm | |
| cheers. Is it an age thing rarther than size then? | |
|
| | |
wolverine
Chief poster
Number of posts : 973
Age : 53
Location : UK
Job/hobbies : Fitness Consultant, K9 Security
Thank You Points : 52
Registration date : 2010-05-25
| | Subject: rather age than size for white tip Bristlenose... Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:59 pm | |
| I find it depends more on age than size, though at some point one may prove me wrong....lol.. | |
|
| | |
wolverine
Chief poster
Number of posts : 973
Age : 53
Location : UK
Job/hobbies : Fitness Consultant, K9 Security
Thank You Points : 52
Registration date : 2010-05-25
| | Subject: or setup... Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:00 pm | |
| could this not be set up related also since if you keep Bristlenose in a bigger 4ft or 5ft plus tank they tend to grow and mature
more quickly also.....
just a thought....... | |
|
| | |
Doug
Bristlenose King
Number of posts : 3128
Age : 38
Location : Adelaide, South Australia
Job/hobbies : Aquatic ecologist/genetisist
Humor : yes please :)
Thank You Points : 198
Registration date : 2010-05-08
| | Subject: Re: Whats the difference Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:18 am | |
| size does affect the growth rate, +1 to Wolverine  The loss of the white tip seems to be a month or two before they fully mature i have found. never seen a breeding fish with the white tip im sorry to say...unless we are talking about some of the other species of Bristlenose who keep their white tips forever | |
|
| | |
Stannyblade
Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 90
Location : Sheffield
Job/hobbies : the blades
Thank You Points : 2
Registration date : 2010-02-04
| | Subject: Re: Whats the difference Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:06 am | |
| Cheers Doug. I have a couple of females in a tank and 1 has the white tips and 1 doesnt although they are around the same size. I am looking at pairing one of them off so I will go for the non tipped one then | |
|
| | |
Mooo
V.I.P Member
 Number of posts : 957
Age : 63
Location : Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia
Job/hobbies : Retired
Humor : What?
Thank You Points : 36
Registration date : 2009-12-14
| | Subject: Re: Whats the difference Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:51 am | |
| The female I just had a spawn with has a white tip still  | |
|
| | |
daisakura
Fish Egg
Number of posts : 17
Location : Australia
Thank You Points : 5
Registration date : 2010-11-09
| | Subject: Re: Whats the difference Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:31 am | |
| Haha you know I'd been wondering about that myself! All of my young seem to have a white corner on their tales too as you can see in my previous post (https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/padders/fishies/IMG_0092.jpg) :P nice to find out why! | |
|
| | |
wolverine
Chief poster
Number of posts : 973
Age : 53
Location : UK
Job/hobbies : Fitness Consultant, K9 Security
Thank You Points : 52
Registration date : 2010-05-25
| | Subject: Breeding female bristlenose with white tip on tail Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:49 pm | |
| must be a freak of nature everyonel as I have a female Bristlenose possibly about 12-14months and is my main breeding pair and she is white tipped and I get a spawn off her about every 6 weeks | |
|
| | |
Sponsored content
| | Subject: Re: Whats the difference | |
| |
|
| | |
| | Whats the difference | |
|
Calendar
