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Post by Martin Thoene » Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:45 pm

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Post by H3D » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:27 pm

Hungry, hungry loaches! :shock:

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Post by Jim Powers » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:13 pm

Very cool! That histrionica (if that is what it is) is stunning :shock:
And those clowns are, as always, entertaining.
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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:09 am

The histrionica (or kubotai?) is HUGE! Advanced age in yet another species. I suppose we should contact this person and find out more.

And it never occurred to me to just float lettuce like that. Duh. Youtube is good for something after all.
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Post by mistergreen » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:03 am

the 'histrionica' seems too big... and the patterns doesn't fit the species.

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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:59 am

Thats the Champion of Champions Botia histrionica. It's won many prizes around the UK in fish shows. I think it belongs to Dave Marshall.
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Post by Mad Duff » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:15 am

:shock: what a fish :shock:

If it is David Marshall from Rydale club I will find out, I know he has a lot of Loaches but hes never mentioned a B. Histrionica that size.
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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:43 am

Correction! :oops: The owner is John egans from Wales.
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Post by The.Dark.One » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:05 am

I havent looked at the link yet because I'm at work, but if it is John Egan's I judged it at the Fishes of Fishes at BAF. I think it got second after all the judges scores were averaged out. V nice fish.

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Post by shari2 » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:11 am

it is gorgeous. would have loved to see #1!
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Post by Emma Turner » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:52 am

I've seen pics of that B. histrionica before, it's absolutely STUNNING. 8)

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Post by Martin Thoene » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:54 am

Aren't the markings strange though?

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Post by Emma Turner » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:00 am

Yes. I'd like to know the accurate size of that specimen, it looks to be pretty big (using the plug sockets in the background for scale). We have a mature B. histrionica in the display tank at work, which you saw when you were here, and although large, it's markings are nothing like this fish.

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Post by The.Dark.One » Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:44 pm

If I remember from judging it it was about 14 or 15 cm SL?

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Post by Martin Thoene » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:55 pm

That looks about right scaling from the plugs behind the tank.

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