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Kubotai horror! (pictures)

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:22 am
by connor
Hello *@*.

Well, this was akward. I just wanted to feed my fish when I noticed one of my kubotais sticking out of a bamboo tube with the male ancistrus next to it.

Background: This particular bamboo stick is usually used as sleeping "chamber" by all of my loaches .. until recently, when my ancistrus couple decided to spawn in it. Now the male ancistrus is guarding the spawn viciously.

I don't know if the kubotai tried to get to the spawn but obviously the ancistrus dind't like it. The loach was twitching wildly to get out but the catfish was sort of body-slamming it into the wall and wouldn't let go - the kubotai couldn't move. Notice the spines are out. It was trying to whack the ancistrus with them but it didn't help at all.

After shooting a few quick pictures I had to forcefully push the ancistrus back into the baboo stick to free the kubotai. :shock:

-Connor

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:08 pm
by newshound
damn breeders! :shock:

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:08 pm
by clownloachfan
Wow, that ancistrus looks huge compared to the kub. Loaches are just really curious i suppose.

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:10 pm
by connor
@clownloachfan

The kubotai is about 3 inches / 7.5 cm.

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:44 pm
by Rocco
Ancistrus: pesky fish, now what are you gonna do, huh? huh? bet you can't get out now can you? can you?!

Kubotai: HEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPP!!! Blasted human, stop taking pictures and get me out of this!

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:45 pm
by Blue
Rocco wrote:Ancistrus: pesky fish, now what are you gonna do, huh? huh? bet you can't get out now can you? can you?!

Kubotai: HEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPP!!! Blasted human, stop taking pictures and get me out of this!
:shock: :shock: :shock:

Oi Rocco! You gotta learn to love plecs as much as you do with loaches.;)

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:53 pm
by shari2
Amazing pics Connor!

I'm betting he'll end up in the same situation again. 8)

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:30 pm
by Rocco
Blue wrote:
Rocco wrote:Ancistrus: pesky fish, now what are you gonna do, huh? huh? bet you can't get out now can you? can you?!

Kubotai: HEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPP!!! Blasted human, stop taking pictures and get me out of this!
:shock: :shock: :shock:

Oi Rocco! You gotta learn to love plecs as much as you do with loaches.;)
I have an albino bristlenose pleco, his name is sir crapsalot.

Plecs just aren't my thing.

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:33 am
by ensign_lee
Rocco wrote:Ancistrus: pesky fish, now what are you gonna do, huh? huh? bet you can't get out now can you? can you?!

Kubotai: HEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPP!!! Blasted human, stop taking pictures and get me out of this!
HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :lol:

CONNOR: glad to hear your Kubotai's ok.