I think my BN's are female

by **Nataliey** Sun 7 Nov 2010 - 11:21

Iv had my BN's a while now and they are growing quite big now they are about 3 inches long and looking quite butch, there's no signs of any tiny bristles which i guess i would've gotten by now, they are very beautiful fish.

Iv gotten so interested in them that im on a look out for some albino BN's and im going to my lfs today to see if they have any...fingers crossed!

But here's a few photos of my brown BN ladies...
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by **kizno1** Sun 7 Nov 2010 - 11:37

There looking great. Are they 3" including tail or not including it? If there 3" including tail then theres still a chance they could be male if its not including tail then you can be almost certain there females.Some of mine are 3" not including tail now and all the males have about 10 bristles that are probably about 2mm long.
If you cant find any more Oddballs express are selling fry from a wild caught pair in Colombian for £1 each.

by **Nataliey** Sun 7 Nov 2010 - 16:38

They are 3" including tail the smaller one of the 2 has caught up with growing almost the same length and butch like the other.

Iv just been to MH and bought a male of same size as my 2, he's lovely i can see his tiny bristles on his nose, iv taken a few photos of him but you cant see them really.

I also asked about albino BN's and iv got 2 on order cant wait to get them...Kiz its your fault im into BN's now,lol! Smile

by **kizno1** Sun 7 Nov 2010 - 16:45

There could still be a chance there male but they will probably be females if they dont have any bristles at all.

Sounds good. Give it till there about 4" and you could have a load of fry on the way.

Albinos are great. I would go for the ones that are a more yellow colour because they look alot nicer than the white coloured once when older IMO.

Haha. They are great fish so you can blame me. With 5 you will have over 100 like me soon.

by **Nataliey** Sun 7 Nov 2010 - 16:50

Haha, i know they are lovely fish tho i cant wait till they grow even bigger i love watching them on the glass!

Yeah iv seen the more yellowy ones, MH had the whiter ones when i got my 2 browns.

Il get some photos up in a minute so you can see him

by **kizno1** Sun 7 Nov 2010 - 16:53

They do look great when big especially males but they do hide alot more than when young.

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by **2tall** Sun 7 Nov 2010 - 17:33

kizno1 wrote:They do look great when big especially males but they do hide alot more than when young.

They learn by the time they get older that we humans can't be trusted! lol!

by **Nataliey** Sun 7 Nov 2010 - 17:37

Here is my new male, he's very fat!
His little bristles are very cute
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This is him settling in!
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Look at his teeny bristles on his nose
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by **kizno1** Sun 7 Nov 2010 - 17:47

Very nice. I can jut make out the bristles. It looks well fed aswell.

by **Nataliey** Sun 7 Nov 2010 - 17:58

I know, the lady said he's obvisously scoffed all the wafers this morning...but she also said they only came in on the Tuesday go through quarentine until yesterday but are fed well during this time...spoiled!lol!

by **2tall** Sun 7 Nov 2010 - 17:59

Hes a fat one! Are you sure theres room at the supper table for him! lol

by **Nataliey** Sun 7 Nov 2010 - 18:00

F.Banks wrote:Hes a fat one! Are you sure theres room at the supper table for him! lol

LOL!!!

by **Nataliey** Thu 11 Nov 2010 - 20:11

WELL, i thought wrong it now turns out that i now have 2 males and one female!

I moved one of the BN's into Caspers section in the 100 litre tank as it needed a bit of a clean! (He's done a fab job BTW) and as i can see better in the tank i noticed tiny pimples on his nose and now i see little bristles so cute! Also iv noticed they are all changing colour and spots are fading a little.

by **silverrabbit** Thu 11 Nov 2010 - 20:32

Aww bless

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