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Some pictures

Post by vicreidel » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:57 pm

A few pictures of my clowns, yo-yos & kubs

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Post by helen nightingale » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:15 pm

that is a very pretty yoyo :D do you know how old it is?
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Post by vicreidel » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:59 pm

I don't have idea, I've bought them about 3 months ago.
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Post by palaeodave » Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:50 am

That yoyo reminds me of some of those Czech hybrids that were seen a while back...
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Post by mickthefish » Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:05 am

I'm glad you said it first Dave, it just does'nt look right for an almorhae, and the kubs to me look more like histrionica than kubotai?.

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Post by soul-hugger » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:13 pm

Very nice photos!!

Interesting markings both on the Yoyo and kubs. The markings on the Yoyo are very delicate, almost like calligraphy. The kubs do look a lot like Histrionica, except that the black markings are a little wider and more wavy in yours than in most Histrionica. It will be interesting to see how they develop as they grow.

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Post by soul-hugger » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:23 pm

You may also want to check the species index here for Botia rostrata and Emperor Botia, which are also possibilities for the ID of your Loaches. At this point, it almost looks like they're a cross between Histrionica and Rostrata.

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Post by lf11casey » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:42 pm

I really like that yoyo, the markings are really neat. I wonder if when it is bigger if it will take on the more reticulated pattern or not. It kinda reminds me of my alpha male who does not have the reticulation.
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Post by palaeodave » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:47 pm

I thought histi at first too but the bands are starting to stretch out laterally. In a really young fish it wouldn't be surprising but they do seem quite large to still have that juvenile kub pattern. Dunno. It's like we were saying in Peterborough the other week, sometimes the overlaps in that complex are impossible to distinguish.
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Post by palaeodave » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:47 pm

Oh, and your fish look in great shape btw. :)
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