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Good bye, old fella :(
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:00 pm
by Jim Powers
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
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:11 pm
by Mike Ophir
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
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:12 pm
by mikev
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)?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:52 pm
by Emma Turner
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
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:28 pm
by Graeme Robson
Sorry to hear of your loss. Jim.
A fine specimen and I'm sure a fine 6yrs of his life in your care.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:17 pm
by Martin Thoene
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.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:55 pm
by angelfish83
Thats sad im sorry you lost your little friend there...
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:37 pm
by Mark in Vancouver
Sorry Jim. He had a gun run at it, though, and a fine keeper to watch out for him.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:41 pm
by Jim Powers
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
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:40 am
by helen nightingale
Jim that is sad, sorry about your loss
i hope that everything goes as you hope next week
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:11 pm
by Graeme Robson
Tell whats happening next week, Jim.
A special order?
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:36 pm
by Emma Turner
Could it be the 'S' word?
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:40 am
by Jim Powers
Let's just say I shouldn't be crying anymore.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:48 am
by Graeme Robson
Superb!
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:56 pm
by Martin Thoene
I know what it is, and it is S-uperb....everything'd crossed Jim
Martin.