socks2009

Hi,
I asked a few weeks ago about best home for my bnpleco. this is my new tank set up.
Also my pleco has since sprouted a collection of bristles. is this a strong sign he is a little man?

Thanks for the advice again on the tank. he regularly un-earths my plants and moves his smallest piece of wood around.

Thanks

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Shawnie

thats an awesome setup!! congrats...fems will have bristles too just shorter and fewer bristles....the older he/she gets im sure you can tell..we have some amazing bn owners here that im sure can help more

socks2009

Thanks, i will keep an eye on how bristley Chris gets, and hope I don't need to change his name to Christina (i named him after my boyfriend....so doubt he will be pleased!!!)

Butterfly

Female BNs have bristles around the lip area. Males have them all over their face and up between their eyes
carol

MissMTS

Yours looks like a male. My female is almost 3 inches with no bristles yet, and my male already has them all over his face lol.

socks2009

chris is a male. he has bristles growing on bristles now. about four rows all the way up to his eyes and is about 4inch now.
Also now he is getting bigger and my new 200litre tank is nearly set up he will be moving into his permanent place of residence!