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by ch.koenig
Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:07 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: two "new" species found in the LFS
Replies: 8
Views: 7146

hi jim thanks for the hint may be you are right with borneo! the "body-system" as in picture one to see is different from pseudogastromyzon. may be Heok Hui has an idea. made some inverted pictures the mouth is very special for borneo-types http://thumbimg.img-box.de/6/7/2/8/0/67280.gif the "solutio...
by ch.koenig
Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:11 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: two "new" species found in the LFS
Replies: 8
Views: 7146

two "new" species found in the LFS

hi all lately I found two species I couldn't identify up till now this one is an gastromyzon, but which one? http://thumbimg.img-box.de/6/7/2/6/8/67268.gif http://thumbimg.img-box.de/6/7/2/6/9/67269.gif http://thumbimg.img-box.de/6/7/2/7/0/67270.gif http://thumbimg.img-box.de/6/7/2/7/1/67271.gif loo...
by ch.koenig
Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:56 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Pseudogastromyzon fangi
Replies: 26
Views: 33627

pseudogastromyzon sp "fasciatus"

hi
this one is curious and asks "who am I?" as if I knew it :o

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but a nice species, isn't it?
cheers charles
by ch.koenig
Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:29 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Nuts ´n´ Trash (today's pictures)
Replies: 80
Views: 79682

hi wolfram
g.flavatra have been on my list for a long time. saw them yesterday when delievering some shrimps. just wonderful. frank schäfer gave some infos about breeding. are you trying?
cheers charles
by ch.koenig
Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:19 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Sewellia lineolata - found 2 sets of fry
Replies: 22
Views: 16362

hi all hi farid: congratulations for the kindergarden. when are you moving your bed out? for f2: it's done :D found some youngsters in the 240 lt tank. not b.kweichowensis, p. cheni or s. wui :x but from the 3.5 cm lineolatas of november 2007 :D a little shiny after the change to a little tank http:...
by ch.koenig
Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:33 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: pictures of a habitat in sabah with neogastromyzon sp
Replies: 11
Views: 7356

thanks for the guesses piggi4
frankly: I have no idea about the species :D
I hoped for the specialists. in augst I may go over the lists in some books to veryfy.
cheers charles
by ch.koenig
Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:45 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: breeding gastromyzon, summary of an article, 1st part
Replies: 9
Views: 14575

yes janne that's right. about temp the moderators will decide,
and now back to work. a beautiful white marble stone is wating for me.
cheers charles
by ch.koenig
Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:41 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: pictures of a habitat in sabah with neogastromyzon sp
Replies: 11
Views: 7356

thanks emma yes I do the same. a have one LFS where I found viriosus (one after one) or the last zebrinus, for them I'm the "flossensauger-jäger" ("bellysucker-hunter"). as long as I can't change the mix-situation I try to enjoy it. but now it's becoming even better: one of them is importing from si...
by ch.koenig
Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:31 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: breeding gastromyzon, summary of an article, 1st part
Replies: 9
Views: 14575

hi janne I don't think so. take the situation in an "average" tank: standing the whole year on the same spot, with a heater keeping the same temperature the whole lifetime of a fish. that's not good at all, not for breeding, not for a long life. there should be a change indicating 19°-24° as limit w...
by ch.koenig
Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:05 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Schistura cf. balteata
Replies: 7
Views: 5426

hi yes indeed that's having fun :D ps brougt me a book with all tailand fish. so I'm looking for a translator. there are pictures and descriptions of schistura altichrista, desmotes (both beautiful), hemimyzon nanensis, acantopsis thiemmetdi, balitora burmanica etc but I cant read a word :twisted: c...
by ch.koenig
Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:50 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: pictures of fish-tanks in singapur
Replies: 9
Views: 6877

hi of course we do botiamaximus, in a big swimming pool :D I once had the fantasie to make an amazonas underwater world out of it. :o actually I have neither a villa nor a swimming pool. and I see another problem: are you a fast swimmer and eager to scratch algae? :lol: the number of handled wild fi...
by ch.koenig
Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:45 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: pictures of a habitat in sabah with neogastromyzon sp
Replies: 11
Views: 7356

thanks for the help
the betta is ocellata. ps has plenty of and I bougt some. they are as large as 12 cm, great predators. I have posted a picture somewhere.
by ch.koenig
Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:49 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: pictures of a habitat in sabah with neogastromyzon sp
Replies: 11
Views: 7356

pictures of a habitat in sabah with neogastromyzon sp

hi here the pictures taken in sabah by pascal sewer in august. the place is at kota maradu http://thumbimg.img-box.de/6/7/0/4/3/67043.jpg http://thumbimg.img-box.de/6/7/0/4/4/67044.jpg http://thumbimg.img-box.de/6/7/0/4/5/67045.jpg http://thumbimg.img-box.de/6/7/0/4/6/67046.jpg http://thumbimg.img-b...
by ch.koenig
Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:16 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: pictures of fish-tanks in singapur
Replies: 9
Views: 6877

hi it's a very simple and effective system: large water volume, flowing water, UV-radiation kills all bacteries, moderate feeding(?). that's what I heard for catching the sticky sewellia a net! that meens no injuries. the problems with bacteries start in the tanks of the importers it is said, I thin...
by ch.koenig
Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:27 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: pictures of fish-tanks in singapur
Replies: 9
Views: 6877

pictures of fish-tanks in singapur

hi all Pascal Sewer has let me pictures to share. here I start with pictures taken lately at a big exporter in sinagpur, Quin-Hu Aquarium. thanks to PS and mr. Quin-Hu http://thumbimg.img-box.de/6/7/0/1/7/67017.jpg http://thumbimg.img-box.de/6/7/0/1/9/67019.jpg http://thumbimg.img-box.de/6/7/0/2/0/6...