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Graeme look at this fish, haha Y caudipunctata
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:56 am
by mickthefish
this is for all, but especially for Graeme as he's just got a small shoal of them. Y caudipunctata
i said that mine are well spotted on the tail and dorsal, but here's the proof bud. HaHa
and a nice head shot.
enjoy
mick
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:14 am
by Martin Thoene
Spotacular!
Very nice fish and pics.
Martin.
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:15 am
by Doc
Well spotted. Nice looking fish there.
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:57 am
by starsplitter7
Those fish pictures are gorgeous and the fish is looking a bit chubby. Beautiful! I love how you can see the eye switchblade pocket.
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:18 am
by grizzlyone
Spot on there, Spot on...lol
Kevin
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:25 am
by Doc
How big are these fish Mick? I'm guessing around the 3" mark if not bigger?
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:32 am
by mickthefish
hi Doc, the largest caudipunctata i have is a touch over 4 inch SL, the one in the pic is between 3.5 to 4 inch SL.
by the body shape of that one i'm guessing it's the only female i have and 3 males.
thanks all for the kind remarks.
mick
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:17 pm
by Graeme Robson
Oh W
W!!!
She's a
real stunner Mick! Gorgeous looking specimen!
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:22 pm
by mickthefish
i forgot to mention all the credit for these fish should go to my mate Andy ( piggy4), as he did all the hard work on them.
abit back i wanted to take some pics of them so Andy brought the 3 of them, then he asked did i want them.
well what would you say, and now they're mine.
mick
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:34 pm
by helen nightingale
WOW, Mick, what a lovely fish
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:03 pm
by Emma Turner
What a beauty!
Aside from the gorgeous fin markings on this one, I really love the glittering iridescence on the flanks of many of the
Yasuhikotakia species.
Emma
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:50 pm
by Barracuda518
Wow, nice fish Mick. I agree with Emma, the iridescence really makes them stand out. Too bad they are so nasty
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:26 pm
by mickthefish
believe it or not Jason, but they aren't very aggresive they might have a minor do among their own species but usually they leave all the other botias alone,
all i can say is if a fish wants a bit of a barney then this fish can certainly hold it's own against them.
mick
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:55 am
by Mike Ophir
I agree, my Y. caudipunctata batch is not that aggressive at all. Sure there is the occasional nip or squable, but overall, this species has proven to be one of the more docile ones that I have kept in the Modesta complex. They are hard to find, so when you do find them, make sure you scoop them up!
Mike