New loaches

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:26 am

One our way home from the CSG convention we called into Pier aquatics and I picked up these loaches:

Two very nicely marked kubotai (not great pics in bags) both fish 5”+
This photo doesn’t do this fish justice as it doesn’t show the intense yellow body colouration

This one has lovely big circle pattern

and even in the tail

Nice little rostrata

Strangely marked almorhae

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:55 am

Fine specimens!!

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:44 pm

I was tempted by the Kubotai myself as they are stunning, maybe sometime in the future, especially at the size they were at.

I like that little Almorhae.. Wish I had seen him that morning as you wouldn't have him now

piggy4 · Post by **piggy4** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:03 pm

Hi Mark , great choices !

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:25 pm

Doc wrote:Wish I had seen him that morning as you wouldn't have him now

I just spotted a nose sticking out from behind the wood and asked Neil to move it and they were behind it, they were bagged within a couple of minutes of me getting into the shop

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:27 pm

Yeah Mark can be like a Eagle.......the bugger sniffs out a deal before he walks into the place....

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:01 pm

Mark, you have to be running outta room in your tanks bud.

mick

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:15 pm

7 new tanks coming soon Mick - Oh yeah

Possibly 8 if I can ditch the wifes platies

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:40 pm

wait till i get all my tanks up and running mate.

i only have 17 set up now but it will grow into 50 when they're all setup.

mick

fhm_usa · Post by **fhm_usa** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:15 pm

mickthefish wrote:wait till i get all my tanks up and running mate.
i only have 17 set up now but it will grow into 50 when they're all setup.

mick

That's a big collection of tanks you got!!! but I understand if I had a space maybe I'm in thesame situation as you are I wonder how much electricity bill you got?

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:38 pm

it's pretty reasonable mate, i mainly use the central heating in winter and up into spring then in summer i don't use any heaters or the heating as it can get very warm in the fish room, so the only real power i'm using is lights and filters.

mick

bslindgren · Post by **bslindgren** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:18 pm

I think it's time to coin a new expression (or perhaps it's an ancient one) - you guys are "going loachy"! Perhaps there are some advantages living in a place with poor selection!!

Mike Ophir · Post by **Mike Ophir** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:15 am

You guys are simply...........OUT OF CONTROL!!!!! You are like an Acela Express train chugging along at 200 miles/hr with no signs of stopping at any station....even to refill on fuel.

Wow..simply wow.

Rubix · Post by **Rubix** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:14 pm

Great looking fish. The same thing just happened to me last weekend. I walked into the store, saw three little noses, moved the wood, and was blown away by six beautiful kubotai, all about 4-5'. This store rarely has loaches in stock and when they do they are very small and usually skinny and ill, I couldn't believe it. Then they were immediately bagged, the worker said she knew I was going to buy them when she saw me walk in, haha.

I don't have many tanks [yet], just four, but since I'm not making much money at the moment and I have to move again in a few months I don't have many. I love reading about yall's many tanks and fish. Yall are what my lady calls "bad influences"

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:34 pm

Rubix wrote:Yall are what my lady calls "bad influences"

Ive lost count of the ammount of times I have been called that

Loaches Online Forum

New loaches

New loaches

Who is online

Go to page

About us