Chocolate Bushynose Pleco (Ancistrus sp.) Mana so a well planted tank

so a well planted tank

They are one of the larger cichlids and can grow up to 12” with a sloping forehead and very pronounced mouth which extends outwards

Prone to aggression they can also reach up to 14 - 16 inched (females are smaller than the males) and have an average lifespan of about 15 years

Breeding: Captive bred by us

These fish have a very distinct "hatchet head" and stunning elongated dorsal fin making for a prize center piece in any hobbyist's aquarium

Chocolate Bushynose Pleco (Ancistrus sp.) Mana so a well planted tankThe prehistoric looking Chocolate Bushynose Pleco, aka Chocolate Bristlenose and Chocolate Ancistrus, is immediately distinguishable by its highly variable brown and black marbled body pattern, as well as, the primogenial looking bristle like appendages on its face, which appear as it matures. Both sexes will develop the appendages, but the growth and length of them are more pronounced in the males. Unlike the widely seen common pleco, the Chocolate