Sexing Peppermint Bristlenose

**samir** · Tue Mar 13, 2007, 06:56 AM

Could one of you catfish fanatics please give me some advice on telling the males from the females, also some feeding tips would be highly appreciated. I've been feeding them some Tetra stuff

**Kingkat** · Tue Mar 13, 2007, 07:16 AM

Samir, When they are mature the males have 'whiskers' like normal male bristlenose. A mature female may have short 'whiskers'. Zuchini is a must, just stab in onto a fork. Also good quality algae disks such as Hikari. If you are conditioning them to spawn you can use bloodworm and brine shrimp. HTH.
Cheers,
David.

**samir** · Tue Mar 13, 2007, 07:22 AM

thanks David. Could anybody please post a picture of male and female if possible or a link perhaps ?

**Kingkat** · Tue Mar 13, 2007, 07:42 AM

Samir, Pm me your email addy.

**fish_r** · Tue Mar 13, 2007, 07:44 AM

HTH Samir
http://www.aquatic-hobbyist.com/prof...istlenose.html

**samir** · Tue Mar 13, 2007, 08:01 AM

thanks guys, you catfish people seem much nicer than the discus keepers :P

**mcloughlin2** · Tue Mar 13, 2007, 08:17 AM

Samir,

Peppermints can be very hard to sex as females, can sometimes develop alot of bristles and some males are very late bloomers.

Here are some of the best links on these guys on the net IMO.

Sexing:

http://www.perthcichlid.com/pcs/modu...ewtopic&t=2360

Breeding:

http://www.perthcichlid.com/pcs/modu...ewtopic&t=2095

http://www.perthcichlid.com/pcs/modu...ewtopic&t=2209

Goodluck.

**Kingkat** · Tue Mar 13, 2007, 09:17 AM

Samir, You have mail. mcloughlin, I can't seem to open the links?
Cheers.

**Kingkat** · Tue Mar 13, 2007, 09:47 AM

Must have been a problem at my end as I can open the links now. That's a good example of a female in the first pic.

**Discus Dan** · Tue Mar 27, 2007, 03:47 AM

What sort of money should I expect to pay for a peppermint bristlenose?

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