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Some Botia in its natural habitat

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:04 pm
by Nonn
Habitat: Mul River, Tributary of Mae Kong in North Eastern Thailand
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3 species of Botia was found > 2 photographed > the other too freakish

B. eos are always under the shaded rocks. They darted from one to another. This is the best I can do.

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B. eos with Crossocheilus sp.
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B. morletti live in small school of 3-6. They foraged in open area and was a lot more easy to photograph.

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New location in Mae Kong river.
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The water was merky. I found this loach with white body, solid black banded on two sides and one right one top. The first though was B. nigrolineata, but on close examination it was more Nemacheiline type, like very large Nemacheilus but...what Nemacheilus? After a while, it disappeared in to the deeper part of the river and I was able to take only one lousy shot of it. I know the picture is too poor to tell, just want to get some though from you guys.
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More image from the same trip at:
http://www.siamensis.org/webboard/webbo ... id=7327#73

and

http://www.siamensis.org/webboard/webbo ... id=7341#38

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:58 pm
by Mark in Vancouver
From everyone here at LOL, we love you, Nonn!

Those pics are great! Y. eos and morletti in habitat... Wonderful. This has amazing potential for improved tank design.

Do you have large size files of these images? I think they could be very helpful.

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:23 am
by LoachOrgy
really really cool! :shock:

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:14 am
by loachmom
Thanks so much, Nonn. Great pictures!

I'll see the little skunk loaches at my lfs in a new light now.

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:26 am
by Mad Duff
Excellent stuff Nonn, its always great to get an insight in to a fishes wild habitat :D

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:43 am
by YellowFinned
How often do you go on fish safaris?

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:32 am
by helen nightingale
thankyou Nonn :D

wonderfull pics

i am very envious

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:57 am
by shari2
Terrific Nonn, thank you!
Ahhh, snorkling. I love it. 8) So much to see.

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:29 am
by Emma Turner
Wonderful pics as always, Nonn. 8) Keep them coming, we always love to see them. :wink:

Emma

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:56 am
by mamaschild
Fabulous, Nonn :!: :!: :!:

I have a question.....in your first link, the 6th photo is of a LARGE Prawn with Blue claws in a tank with kids looking at it. What is that????

If it's what I think it is, a friend has one....can't remember the name of it, though :?

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:16 pm
by Vancmann
Thanks Nonn, It's always a pleasure looking at the roots of our hobbies.

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:11 pm
by Martin Thoene
mamaschild wrote:Fabulous, Nonn :!: :!: :!:

I have a question.....in your first link, the 6th photo is of a LARGE Prawn with Blue claws in a tank with kids looking at it. What is that????

If it's what I think it is, a friend has one....can't remember the name of it, though :?
Think that's a Macrobrachian species. They get huge.

Fantastic pictures as usual Nonn. Always love the underwater shots.

Martin.

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:46 pm
by Jim Powers
Thanks Nonn!! We can never get enough of the habitat pics.

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:55 pm
by Graeme Robson
Amazing as always Nonn!! 8) Thanks!

Y. eos and Y. morletti naturally living under rocks. (I know a tank with these) 8)

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:45 pm
by fishnose
Amazing to see morletis in thier natural habitat! Its so cool that they can live out there in a real river...it makes one feel rather sad so many are in glass cubes with sharp rocks and without friends and all alone :cry: :cry: .... :cry: ... :cry: