Chocolate Bushynose Pleco (Ancistrus sp.) Mana 5 cm) in length

5 cm) in length

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

they are "earth eaters"

Immediate maternal mouthbreeders

so a well planted tank

Chocolate Bushynose Pleco (Ancistrus sp.) Mana 5 cm) in lengthThe 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