Other Fish and Things
Red BristlenoseRed Bristlenoe: A new variety that is a nice reddish orange pleco and distinctly better colored than Albino types. Raised in our hatcheries, they are disease-free like all our fish. SOLD OUT! Blue Eyed Bristlenose
Blue Eyed Plecos. The eyes look more black
than blue to me, but that is typical of the over-hyped names
given to fish by most people. These are not albino, but
look very similar. Out of Stock
Bristlenose (ancistrus)
These may be the best tank-cleaners in existence. Our juveniles
measure approximately 1.5". The Mediums are approximately
1.75"-2.5" and are not reliably sexed. The adults get to
4" or 5" maximum. An old male may occasionally get a bit
larger. Like all our fish, they are disease-free.
A true sign of health with albino bristlenose is vibrant yellow/orange coloration. Pale albino bristlenose are stressed. They don't get any healthier or more colorful than our disease-free fish. Bristlenose love to chew on driftwood. See our great selection of fish-safe driftwood here. Fin Length GeneticsIt works similar to angelfish fin-length genetics. Longfin is a dominant gene. Therefore, if a fish carries the gene, it will be longfin. If it has standard fins, it does not carry the gene for longfin and can never produce offspring with longfins. Snails
If you're not getting fish with your snails, the shipping
will be less expensive ordering through our Supplies Store
- just make sure the weather and time-in-transit
is appropriate when you order. The risk is yours
with snails shipped by slower methods.
Apple Snail - Pomacea bridgesii effusa, these beautiful snails now come in several color varieties. We will be adding more color varieties in the future. The only plant we've seen them eat is duckweed - which they love. A really big one will grow to about 2" in diameter. They lay their eggs in a cluster just above the water line, so it's easy to control them. Just remove the clusters or keep the water to the top of the tank. Dark Striped Purple (DSP) have a dark foot with purple stripes. The Light Striped Purple (LSP) have a light foot with purple striped. The foot color affects the way the shell base color appears and the shade of the purple. There is a fair amount of variation among the adults. The ivory apple snail has a light foot in a white shell. The video below shows some of the Purple variety. Red Ramshorn - The red variety will breed true if you keep them separate from the other colors. They are amazingly bright colored and really add to a tank - much better than the brown variety. They don't eat plants.
Asoline spixi - This is a beautiful
apple snail. It stays relatively small, the largest
being about 1" - 1.25" in diameter. This species is
not a plant eater, but it's a good cleaner. The eggs
are laid underwater in small jelly-like groups. They
are easily removed if you don't want them reproducing.
They will generally live at least a couple years.
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