Sexing albinos

Hi I recently acquired 3 bristlenoses 1 brown female and 2 albino's

I think the albinos are males but have been told by a few people they are male and female
They are both between 3-4 inch



I've had a breeding bair before and the male had a lot more bristles than these 2 And the female had a few but not as many as these

All input is much appreciated

Cant post a link or get photos up on my iPad



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Hi,they are both definately males.


Bristlenoses

Thanks! They are in a 2000x600x600mm. 720 litre tank
If I got 3 more females so I would have 2male 4 female would that be a good ratio or would there be aggression between the males?
It's a heavily wooded tank with a divider in that the plecs can get past and loads of places to hide

Hi.If those measurements are correct you have a 6 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot tank is this correct?Would there be other fish in this tank?


Bristlenoses

Yeh that's correct

There are a few future monsters in the tank but nothing that will attack the plecs yet

There are a Siamese tiger, channa stewarti and various Birchers one end and a map turtle in the other side a few weeks while his tank is upgraded

I realise some of these are quite aggressive but I have plenty of other tanks to but the fry in. Or the adults if agressiong becomes an issue

I was trying pecks in here as I normally use flagtails to clean but the Siamese tiger won't accept anything silver in the tank anymore :/

If i was you i would set the bristlenoses up in tanks of their own especially as you intend to breed them.May i please ask you to introduce yourself in the new members section.


Bristlenoses

Ok I will go there now
Just noticed your quite near to me, do you know any shops selling adult albino females around us?

Hi and thanks for introducing yourself,I havn't been around the fish stores for a while but will be going soon.If I see or hear of any i will let you know.May be a good idea to ring a few up.


Bristlenoses

I will see what they have near me this weekend
As soon as I get 2 pairing up and looking to breed I will move them to there own tank so I can get a good amount of fry surviving