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i took these three pics earlier to show how keen loaches are for bloodworms plus the barbs.



i don't know if any of you have been bit by a 6+ inch botia but i can tell you it give me a shock at how hard they can bite.

mick

Mick, are you telling me that Botia kubotai is 6 inches?:shock: Gulp.. Been bitten by 5-inch tiger loaches and those were hard bites.

Great pics and BEAUTIFUL Loaches! In the second pic, what are the two that aren't Kubotai? Big one top left with his head buried in the feed and one far right pointing down. Lovely markings!! I'd like to see more of them.

P.S. you didn't let them eat the whole thing did you?

Beautiful Botias Mick! They are really feasting on those bloodworms.

Is that your biggest kubotai in the pic? It's monstrous. I've got four little ones.

hi all

Blue. yes that fish is just over 6 inches SL bud and thats the bugger who always gets my fingers.

plaalyle. yes they have the full block of blood worms, it's gone in 15 mins normally.
don't forget that they don't get fed every day i give them rest days from food at least twice a week.
and the tw0 botias i think you mean are histrionicas bud.

thanks for the kind comments.

mick

But 6 inches?:shock: Emma, could ya revise the species profile?:lol:

Nice pictures!

Lovely greedy Botias Mick, and I like the barbs and Pristolepis too. What´s the species in the top right of the first pic and bottom right of the third? Such a sleek looking fish! Did all the new boys settle in alright by the way?

hi Matt,
yup all the new fish are doing fine bud.
those barbs are a poropuntius sp first bred by kamphol, according to what he said they only get to 6 inch max, Neil had some when you were there they look better the longer you have them and they are totally inoffensive in their habits.
are you in Spain yet bud?.

mick

Impressive!!

mickthefish wrote:hi Matt,
yup all the new fish are doing fine bud.
those barbs are a poropuntius sp first bred by kamphol, according to what he said they only get to 6 inch max, Neil had some when you were there they look better the longer you have them and they are totally inoffensive in their habits.
are you in Spain yet bud?.

mick

Hmm well I was trying hard to not look at any fish that day as you know! They´re beautiful mate. I´m here in Barcelona yep, been running around sorting out a place to live/official documents and other assorted stuff this week but things should hopefully start to be a bit more fun from now on!

nice one bud, if you meet any spaniard with the name Manuel ask him if hir brother was in fawlty towers. and then run.
Iknow how hard it was for you mate, i tried not to get any fish, looked what happened to me.

mick

Stunning fish Mick!

What type of bloodworm is that? Frozen? Never seen a sheet? of bloodworm. I'm fascinated!

David

it's frozen David, i get it from a mate by the box it works out alot cheaper this way.
i think my mate said they were called choc-blocks or based on a bar of chocolate.
you can also buy kilo blocks, why can you only get blister packs?.

mick