here's a vid of another of my loach tanks.

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here's a vid of another of my loach tanks.

Post by mickthefish » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:46 pm

this vid is of one of the tanks in the fishroom, the tank is 48x18x15 inch tank, (45 imp gallons)
all the striatas in this tank are 3 inches and over, and there's a mix of other loaches in there.
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hope you enjoy.
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Post by oilhands » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:59 pm

Very nice! They look so healthy and fit.

More, please. :)
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Post by Jim Powers » Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:44 pm

Very nice! They look so healthy and fit.

More, please.

My thoughts, exactly. :)
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Post by starsplitter7 » Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:07 pm

Wow!

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Post by plaalye » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:22 pm

More great stuff Mick!!!
There's a few there that I can't identify. One of them is front and center at 2:53.
Your fish and videos are great! I think it would be a great to have a video section on the site. If you wanted to do audio commentary with what is in view and what's going on it would be a great education for us novices. Thanks for sharing!

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Post by Bully » Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:22 am

Looking good Mick, those striata look fantastic. The last batch my lfs had in were all 2.5" and over, it was really strange seeing them offered for sale at that size.

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Post by Mad Duff » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:46 am

Very nice Mick :)

Are your rueppelli always that shy :?:
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Post by mickthefish » Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:08 am

cheers folks.
plaalye, thats a schistura maepiensis i grabbed them all when they come into my mates shop, it's the only time i think they've been exported and they can get a bit aggresive to their own kind.
Mark
yup thats how they behave all the time mate, i'm sure it's because they're in the fish room though, if they were in the tank in the living room i reckon they would be more outgoing.
have you seen and courting behavior from yours.

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Post by Mad Duff » Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:03 pm

mickthefish wrote: have you seen and courting behavior from yours.

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I think so Mick, I have what I am certain to be 3 female and 1 male and I have seen at least three times now two of the females when really fat burying themselves in the gravel side by side with the male, after a bit of wriggling the female swims off and the male stays put for a couple of hours and during this time wont even eat.

I am desperate to get these into their own tank but the tank I was going to use for them I am leaving alone for now because that is the one that I am 100% certain the dario spawned in but there is that much plant growth and that many pebbles etc in there it is hard to see anything if it is there :?
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Post by mickthefish » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:46 pm

i've seen a similar thing with mind but no actual displaying from the males .

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Post by Tinman » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:08 am

Very Nice vid,better fish. We need to hear that voice next time mate. Adds to the International flavor and all....

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