How To Sex A Bristlenose Catfish

Look at the openings on the catfish belly.

How to sex a bristlenose catfish. Unsubscribe from aquarimax pets. This species is relatively easy to breed and its quite easy as well to determine gender. A how to video duration. The adult body is usually of dark brown color or more seldom its grayish the coloring also may have some spots of brighter colors with.

The first part of the breeding cycle is to induce spawning. Both will have two openings at the lower belly one for the anus and the other for the genitals. Male genitals are raised and shaped like a nipple. I have female bristlenose plecos.

The female catfish genital area has an opening that is rounded. The males will develop bristles around and on the snout. Though after reading the identity of the common bristlenose article if i were forced to pick from the most commonly imported brown bristlenose catfish id say my bns look the most like ancistrus punctatus. It is virtually impossible to sex young bristlenose catfish but if you purchase at least four specimens you have a decent chance of getting at least one of each sex.

They have the same rusty edges around their fins pretty dark as juvies and turning a bit browner as they grew. Bristlenose sexing aquarimax pets. Both males and females have fleshy tentacles thus earning the name bristlenose but males are usually larger have whiskers and have larger bristles. If you are interested in breeding the bristlenose pleco then you are in luck as they are one of the easiest pleco fish to breed at home.

Bristlenose is one of the smallest tank catfish. As the bristlenose catfishes grow older it will be possible to distinguish their sex. Right before spawning the female genital area will be reddish and swollen. Yeah you cant sex them until they are mature.

Lifespan 5 years and more. Males bristles are on their heads while females are on the snout. Its size is in the range from 8 to 15 cm 315 7 inches but usually even the male size doesnt exceed 15 cm 5 in.