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theonetruepath
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Botia rostrata

Post by theonetruepath » Fri Nov 25, 2011 11:51 pm

From emaciated to plump

When I got them in September 2008
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March 2009
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Current
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Not easy to get shots of them, with eight in the tank you can usually see several but they don't pose. If they stop they are almost always hidden. I will hunt them for a while to try and get some better shots.
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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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ClownLoachSharky
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Re: Botia rostrata

Post by ClownLoachSharky » Sat Nov 26, 2011 3:02 am

Very nice loaches, one of my favourites :) . That again is one of the loaches that cant be imported into australia :roll:
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You wouldnt have that problem with a V8

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Re: Botia rostrata

Post by piggy4 » Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:56 am

Hi Onetruepath , you've done are great conditioning job on those fish ,I have a group of these and agree they arent too shy but do seem quite sensitive to any movement outside their tank/aquarium ,My group consists of nine fish of various sizes ,all bought at the same time but different growth rates ,I find that all these Indian Botias seem to have a group order where some fish grow well and others seem to remain quite small :? I guess it must be some sort of dominance order :?:
I see your larger fish have the more splintered pattern , some fish get this and some seem to keep the banded pattern ,but with little circles within the banding ,I find both Rostratas and Almorhae are variable pattern wise and alter with growth too :!:

Have you tried Dario's yet :?: really interesting fish :)

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ClownLoachSharky
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Re: Botia rostrata

Post by ClownLoachSharky » Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:19 am

If ur from aus I guess there is a way to get it in aus. Cool 8)
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You wouldnt have that problem with a V8

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