jwcarlson Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 This is what happens when you let your kids pick fish... 😃 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lots Of Loaches Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Great looking fish kid! What’s it’s name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 No name, they actually call it Loach 😄 "Graham's Loach" The two oldest are 9 and 7, you'd think they'd get it figured out. haha It is a good looking fish, but in a tank of dozens of wild looking fellas he wanted this one. *shrug* I thought maybe it would grow a bit more nose gear, but it's been months now so that's not going to happen!  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazalanche Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) While most ancistrus males have their barbels start to show up within the first six months, it can take up to a year before a male gets some serious "bushies" going. That being said, a female might end up with a few along the edge of the lip, &/or straight up the middle, toward the eyes. Edited September 11, 2022 by Tazalanche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 looks more like a rubber lip pleco to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 Just to be clear, it does have one single barbel. My understanding is that females have less than males?  I guess it could be a rubber lip pleco, wouldn't be the first mislabeled fish from LFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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