can someone id these fish ??

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can someone id these fish ??

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hi, ive got 2 pics of the bristlenose but not sure what type as i cant find any pics of their markings. might even be medussa?
also just picked up a pair of baby golden ?????
if anyone can shed some light i would be greatfull.

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new baby golden ???

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The first ones don't look as dark as the medusa bns I've seen, the golden looks similar to a bn I have seen in the past not too long ago, I forget just what they were labelled as but I'm sure it'll come back to me! LOL! If not the shop I saw them in wasn't too far away if you get stuck! :lol:
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The first one looks like a common bristlenose. Medusas are quite a bit darker with a much flatter shaped head. Definitely not them.

The second one is a calico or marble bristlenose, a man made variant that is definitely having a big rise in popularity lately.

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The second one is probably a man made one as Barbie states but they are definitely not like any marbles I own or have seen before, they are quite distinctive.
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i think im going to have to take a pen and paper with me when i go to the shops, lol,
yeah ive looked up more medussa, its definatly not that, i think it is just a bristlenose, my others are spotted i just wondered if there was another name for this one in the first 2 pics.
as for the 3rd pic, i will go back to the shop with my pen and paper,
i know it was called golden something, i might be completely wrong, but hey they are sooo cute,
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It's just because it's young. As they get older they get darker. I've seen them that were almost all gold at small sizes. It's definitely a calico/marble bristlenose.

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They must be different in different countries then! :lol: My experience is completely different!
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Barbie wrote:It's just because it's young. As they get older they get darker. I've seen them that were almost all gold at small sizes. It's definitely a calico/marble bristlenose.

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i agree.

a friend of mine has 5 of these marbled bn, they seem to change colour depending on what surface there on, from a light shade to a dark shade and everwhere in between.

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