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Serpenticobitis octozona

Post by Mad Duff » Mon May 17, 2010 7:01 am

I picked up a group of 10 Serpenticobitis last week and am picking up another 8 later this week :D

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Post by cloudhands » Mon May 17, 2010 7:35 am

Where are you keeping them? From the little bit of info I've been able to find, it seems they should be happiest in a hillstream tank?

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Post by Mad Duff » Mon May 17, 2010 7:57 am

Yeah mine are in a 45 gallon river tank and they do certainly enjoy the flow :)
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Post by piggy4 » Mon May 17, 2010 9:17 am

Absolutely beautiful , I wonder if any other of the Serpenticobitis's are in the hobby :?:

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Post by Jim Powers » Mon May 17, 2010 12:24 pm

Nice fish!!
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Post by cloudhands » Wed May 19, 2010 9:26 am

We've got a handful of these currently on an airplane from Portland. Along with them are some cobalt blue and elegans stiphodons.

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Post by cloudhands » Thu May 20, 2010 2:08 pm

We got ours today. They are actually much cooler and prettier than I would have guessed from the photos.

We also got 4 cobalt and 3 elegans stiphodons, some nano rasboras, and danio tienwinii. Shipped across the country, no DOA. One little goby is looking a little whimpy and weak and frightened. I don't know how that one will do.

Now I have to go away for a long weekend, leaving them in katy's capable hands.

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Post by Mad Duff » Thu May 20, 2010 5:57 pm

Congrats :D

The Danio tinwini are a lovely fish, I have a group of 18 in my Yananilus tank and the colours on them are stunning and such active fish :)

Good luch with the little goby :wink:
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Post by Katy » Thu May 20, 2010 7:11 pm

And now I am home, and the fish are in a dark tank and hiding. Except for the danios, who seem to be pretty frisky and enjoying the current in the q-tank.

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The danios are still quite small. I do LOVE our Kyathits, though -- they have colored up so impressively! Hopefully the Tinwinis will do as well.

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Post by Mad Duff » Fri May 21, 2010 4:36 am

The tinwins max out at around 1" so they are not the biggest but once they have settled the colours on them are wonderful, mine have been eating quite a bit of white midge and bloodworm of late and have a lovely orange/gold tint to the body :)
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Post by Barracuda518 » Fri May 21, 2010 5:31 pm

Nice fish Mark. You have quite the collection.

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Post by Mad Duff » Sat May 22, 2010 3:53 am

Barracuda518 wrote:Nice fish Mark. You have quite the collection.
Its getting there Jason, I am picking up some new loaches today and hopefully a couple of new tanks soon :)
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Re: Serpenticobitis octozona

Post by jacksmith » Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:32 pm

Beautiful images of this fish,Thanks for sharing it.

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Re: Serpenticobitis octozona

Post by redshark1 » Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:28 pm

I had to chip in, lovely fish!
6 x Clown Loaches all 30 years of age on 01.01.2024, largest 11.5", 2 large females, 4 smaller males, aquarium 6' x 18" x 18" 400 ltr/90 uk gal/110 US gal. approx.

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