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by mellor21
Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:35 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Gravid Sid, any new info on breeding them?
Replies: 3
Views: 4304

Re: Gravid Sid, any new info on breeding them?

Sidthimunki are & have been bred with hormones for many years... Yes, I've had gravid sids but nothinig beyond that...sniff...Good lucK! Iirc the links Greek gave me in that old thread went over that; I assume the guy is still keeping the recipe top secret? Dang, I was hoping that some progress had...
by mellor21
Sat Nov 03, 2018 11:09 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Gravid Sid, any new info on breeding them?
Replies: 3
Views: 4304

Gravid Sid, any new info on breeding them?

Hey all, been out of the game for awhile but lately noticed one of my sids seems to be gravid (or just fat?): https://i.imgur.com/WuE0nZw.gifv Last time I was around Greek gave me some good info here: https://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25452&p=203307#p203322 Is that still the most up to ...
by mellor21
Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:04 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Are Ambastaia sidthimunki scaleless?
Replies: 7
Views: 6995

Re: Are Ambastaia sidthimunki scaleless?

I won't have time to read that til after work but thank you very much for the detailed reply! Edit, So I got a chance to read some of it. As far as sidthimunki go, all I can see is discussion on the absence of cheek scales. I get that that is used for placement purposes, but does that imply that the...
by mellor21
Wed Jun 01, 2016 2:24 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Are Ambastaia sidthimunki scaleless?
Replies: 7
Views: 6995

Re: Are Ambastaia sidthimunki scaleless?

A sidheymunkey are in the Botinidae family, that is, they are Botids Now the phrase scaleless is most often used for catfish, which loaches are definitely not. What do you need this for? For medication? or for other purposes https://www.reddit.com/r/Aquariums/comments/4m0090/autopost_potm_picture_o...
by mellor21
Wed Jun 01, 2016 3:42 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Are Ambastaia sidthimunki scaleless?
Replies: 7
Views: 6995

Are Ambastaia sidthimunki scaleless?

Botia are scaleless, Pangio are not, or so I've heard. Are sids scaleless?

Edit
So i've been reading tons of links on this and getting like a 50:50 ratio of sites saying scaleless or tiny scales.
by mellor21
Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:19 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Are these Ambastaia nigrolineata or sidthimunki?
Replies: 3
Views: 4220

Re: Are these Ambastaia nigrolineata or sidthimunki?

Thanks! Has there been any news from him since that first spawn?
by mellor21
Sat Feb 20, 2016 4:39 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Are these Ambastaia nigrolineata or sidthimunki?
Replies: 3
Views: 4220

Are these Ambastaia nigrolineata or sidthimunki?

I just picked these guys up yesterday (sold as sids) and was reading their caresheet (for probably the fifth time...) when I noticed the related article about nigrolineatas. I'm pretty sure these guys are sids, but can you guys verify that for me? http://www.imgur.com/c7x3IFq.gifv Also, has there be...