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Niwaella Delicata

Post by TrebleClef84 » Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:39 pm

I'm getting a shipment of these in on Tuesday! So excited! I've researched them on the internet and here on the site and forums of course. Has anyone in the US gotten these? I'd like to hear more about their behavior. There isn't much written about group size.

I'll post pictures when they come in.

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Post by atmichaels » Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:51 pm

Very cool! Looking forward to the pictures.
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Post by The Skinny Chef » Sun Apr 06, 2014 9:56 pm

i had to google those guys, but oh man are they cool looking!

where did you find them, i think they might work well with my hillstreams.
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Post by TrebleClef84 » Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:02 pm

http://www.franksaquarium.com/brookstreamloaches.htm

I'm getting the last three he has, but he said he would be getting more in.

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Re: Niwaella Delicata

Post by TrebleClef84 » Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:43 pm

After some delay, I finally got them in today! Going to have to wait for an opportune moment for pictures though. The little buggers won't hold still. Probably better anyway though; they're still pale from being shipped.

It's odd. They're like dojo loaches, but the size of kuhlis. The largest one is maybe about 4 inches, while the other two are more like 2.5-3 inches.

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Post by aussieJJDude » Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:00 am

Looked them up and they sound interesting! :D
Can't wait to see pics!
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Re: Niwaella Delicata

Post by TrebleClef84 » Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:45 pm

They don't hold still. Like ever. Up here, down there, what's over there, lap time! I'm used to loaches being mostly lazy with some active time in between, but these guys NEVER sit still.

Peek at you!
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One of the babies
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The biggest one- 3.5-4 inches
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Post by aussieJJDude » Thu Apr 17, 2014 6:10 pm

Really cool pics!
They do seem like they always on the go, really loving their colours! :D
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Re: Niwaella Delicata

Post by atmichaels » Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:39 pm

Very good looking! Thanks for sharing!

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Re: Niwaella Delicata

Post by TrebleClef84 » Thu May 01, 2014 12:38 pm

Put them in the big tank. They don't seem like cave fish. They're shoving themselves up in the crinum leaves, following a dojo loach as he does his laps, and coming to investigate as I trim the plants. Definitely not shy, and they're eating everything I put in for them. Wish I had room for about 40 more.
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Re: Niwaella Delicata

Post by Loachloach » Thu May 01, 2014 12:44 pm

Very nice loaches!!!
What are their requirements?

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Re: Niwaella Delicata

Post by TrebleClef84 » Thu May 01, 2014 12:50 pm

Pretty much the same as hillstreams. They need cooler water (I keep mine at 74, which is on the higher end of their spectrum, I think) and a faster flowing, highly oxygenated current. I don't have a river setup for them or anything, but I have two emperor 400s, a bubble curtain, and a powerhead to keep things moving.

I like that they hang out at the top and middle of the tank every once in a while. I don't have a lot of fish that like that part of the tank.

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Re: Niwaella Delicata

Post by Loachloach » Thu May 01, 2014 6:20 pm

Bless them, gorgeous fish.
I want a video :lol:

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Re: Niwaella Delicata

Post by jlorenzo » Sat May 10, 2014 11:31 am

wow this is the first Ive seen of these. Very very cool. I think Im gonna have to have some to go with my gold dojos (I also want some brown dojos too). Where did you come by them?

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Re: Niwaella Delicata

Post by odyssey » Tue May 13, 2014 12:23 pm

Hi :D !
I will celebrate that you got it. :lol:
I'm surprised that an aquarist became able to obtain Niwaella Delocata in the United States.
I love Niwaella delicata very much.
I take a lot of pictures and videos in natural revers in Japan every year.
I'd like to show some pictures and videos of N.dellicata.
Pattern of their body is very diverse.
The pattern, it may be different in each river to which they are inhabited. :!:

Photo: Wild state of Niwaella Delocata inhabiting several Japanese rivers.
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Video: Wild state of Niwaella Delocata inhabiting several Japanese rivers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M-OrtzpMcY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqxxmNMhFCU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6cBqu_a4_4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG-8_6tVv7k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SOJLCbVQ5w

Niwaella Delicata in my tank.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoZzFpYGJYk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN7zV-woxJk
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