a short vid of the splendida cruising the tank.
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a short vid of the splendida cruising the tank.
did this last night and thought of you lot, in this tank they are mostly botia but you can see there no reactions from the splendida towards them, plus right at the end of the vid there my favourite barbs of all time Cyclochielichthys janthocir they are all in the region of 8 inches body length.
hope you enjoy
mick
hope you enjoy
mick
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Nice fish !
Hey Mick , some lovely fish there and I dont just mean the Loaches !
Keep up the good work
Keep up the good work
Keep your powder dry !
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Is it just me or did that splendida try to take a nip out of the flank of one of the other loaches at exactly 24 seconds from the end?
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7ft planted tank, ~250 fish/500l barrel, ~160 fish
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7ft planted tank, ~250 fish/500l barrel, ~160 fish
Nikon D300 with DX VR 105mm Macro lens, off-camera SB-800 and SB-600 flashes
Tankcam:
http://www.arach.net.au/~path/broadcast.html
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Sorted vid there Mick!
Love those Barbs as well - I've been keeping an eye out for them, but as with everything else, you guys have swiped up the whole lot! Doubt we'll see any Splendida here for a long time. What is the consensus on Splendida aggression? Less than Skunks? They look pretty well behaved. Haven't seen anyone post a horror story yet.
Glad to see they are doing so well!
Love those Barbs as well - I've been keeping an eye out for them, but as with everything else, you guys have swiped up the whole lot! Doubt we'll see any Splendida here for a long time. What is the consensus on Splendida aggression? Less than Skunks? They look pretty well behaved. Haven't seen anyone post a horror story yet.
Glad to see they are doing so well!
"Long May You Loach"
Excellent Mick, he's a bold little bugger isnt he. I cant wait for my 9 to move into their bigger tank.
theonetruepath - that wasnt a nip or anything, if it was a nip the almorhae would have reacted differently for sure.
theonetruepath - that wasnt a nip or anything, if it was a nip the almorhae would have reacted differently for sure.
Pardon my honesty - I am a Northerner
14 loach species bred, which will be next?
So far fairly placid for me, even though there is 9 in the tank there is some clicking but no aggression. They will even come out and swim with the danio's and feed with the danios and dont bother them like the skunks or even sid's do.BotiaMaximus wrote:What is the consensus on Splendida aggression? Less than Skunks? They look pretty well behaved. Haven't seen anyone post a horror story yet.
Glad to see they are doing so well!
Ok its still early days but I would say that these could well be the most placid of the Yasuhikotakia group by far
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yup totally agree with what Mark has said, they are a fantastic addition to my tank and eventually i want a group of at least 6 of them plus a few more cadipucs and longidorsalis to make a great looking contrast.
mick
ps, keep tapping Keith mate, with the low amount of splendida coming over i think it will be while and then they won't be cheap even in the USof A. sorry mate
mick
ps, keep tapping Keith mate, with the low amount of splendida coming over i think it will be while and then they won't be cheap even in the USof A. sorry mate
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I have a new strategy - It's called Las Vegas! If I can get those collectors and exporters over here for a week of the best of EVERYTHING Vegas has to offer on the house they will re-route all those Loaches straight to my house!!mickthefish wrote: ps, keep tapping Keith mate, with the low amount of splendida coming over i think it will be while and then they won't be cheap even in the USof A. sorry mate
I also did manage to get my mitts on 5 absolutely gorgeous Kubotai!! All 3.5 - 4" $20 US. I now officially have a mixed Botia setup 2 species - not official - 3 species - OFFICIAL!! Pics to come!
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