Good bye, old fella :(

Jim Powers · Post by **Jim Powers** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:00 pm

I just lost my oldest loach today. He was a 6.5 year old, 3.5 inch Scistura scaturgina. He has been through the ups and downs of that tank and seen the birth of many baby hillstreams (and maybe sampled a few

) and always made me laugh with his goofy behavior.
Here is a pic of him in better days:
http://www.bobd.lunarpages.com/loaches/jim056.html

Mike Ophir · Post by **Mike Ophir** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:11 pm

I am sorry for your loss Jim. 6.5 years is a long time for a loach in captivity....

he was quite a specimen!

Mike

mikev · Post by **mikev** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:12 pm

Condolences.... Beautiful fish.

He probably lived much longer than he could have done anywhere else. Hope you'll be able to locate a replacement(s).

It is probably a bad moment to ask, but is there a confusion between Shistura scaturigina and Noemacheilus scaturigina somewhere out there? (for example, on LOL pages)?

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:52 pm

So sorry to hear about your loss, Jim.

That fish was a magnificent looking specimen.

You should be proud that you cared for him so well - 6.5 years is a good age.

Emma

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:28 pm

Sorry to hear of your loss. Jim.

A fine specimen and I'm sure a fine 6yrs of his life in your care.

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:17 pm

Oh Jim, this is tough to hear. I always thought that fish was a fantastic specimen. I didn't realize that you had it that long.

I'll go along with everyone else's estimation that your good care caused it to have such a long life.

Martin.

angelfish83 · Post by **angelfish83** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:55 pm

Thats sad im sorry you lost your little friend there...

Mark in Vancouver · Post by **Mark in Vancouver** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:37 pm

Sorry Jim. He had a gun run at it, though, and a fine keeper to watch out for him.

Jim Powers · Post by **Jim Powers** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:41 pm

Thanks everyone. The only time I ever saw this fish (being sold as darios) I ended up buying two for my newly set up river tank. The other one died a few years ago, but this one became one of my favorities. I guess the name "dario" came from one of the local names for this species which is "dari"..I guess its just another messed up loach trade name.

But , with this bad news, I will be posting what should be VERY good news if all goes well early next week

helen nightingale · Post by **helen nightingale** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:40 am

Jim that is sad, sorry about your loss

i hope that everything goes as you hope next week

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:11 pm

Tell whats happening next week, Jim.

A special order?

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:36 pm

Could it be the 'S' word?

Jim Powers · Post by **Jim Powers** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:40 am

Let's just say I shouldn't be crying anymore.

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:48 am

Superb!

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:56 pm

I know what it is, and it is S-uperb....everything'd crossed Jim

Martin.

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