Raven Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Been looking into BN (bristle/bushy nose) plecos once again. I owned one way back when that i bought of a guy that out bid me on a bunch at an auction years ago. Her name was Spike and she was awesome. She was around 3 inches, if not less. Was that a normal size or was she a dwarf? What are the chances of seeing them at the show? Would plecos labeled bushy nose plecos at the pet store stay small? and would it be ok to put it with Kribs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Bushynose and Bristlenose are the same fish (usually) - just different trade names. I can guarantee that there will be BN plecos at the next auction; even if I don't bring a couple, I know several others will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishyFishy! Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Yes, they stay relatively small. The largest one I ever owned was about 4 1/2 inches. The ones I have currently are about 3" and they have been that size for about 1.5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkangel Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I have a 6 year old female albino BN that is about 2.5 to 3 inches body length and total length is about 5.5 inches. I've also kept BN plecos with pretty much everything. I even had 2 juvi queen arabesque 1.5 inches long in with africans for a year and a half. I have them in my planted tank now and they are about 3.5 inches in length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Cool, hopefully i can get another Spike ... for cheap at the auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baos Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 There are lots around and they breed easily. I think I have around 40 in my tank right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 40? wow. Maybe i should just get one off you in a month or so. If BN plecos at the show are being fought over, when i got Spike that year all the plecos went pretty high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baos Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I bought my first one a few years ago as a full grown adult albino longfin that was a real showpiece for $70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted March 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Wowzers. Don't think i'd be able to do that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EowynJane Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 If you don't want to take a chance at the auction try getting a hold of Fairdeal. I got mine from him and they are very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 will try after we see what the auction holds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 will try after we see what the auction holds. There are usually tons at the auctions. Last time we had to auction them in groups of 4-5 bags at a time as there were so many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted March 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 O.o i only need 1-2. Maybe i can split a bag with some one? That can sex them and tell me if i have a boy and a girl?? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 i got a bushy nose Pleco now and another user told me it was a silver tip. I have no idea what that means but i'd like more info on the special morphs of BN plecos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted April 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 what types of BN plecos are out there? I know theres notmals and albinos, is there anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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