Bit of Pepper!
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:47 am
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:04 am
Nice shot Graeme! Such a lovely species, they are always out and about seeing what is going on. Peaceful too, don't you find?Emma
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:21 am
Great shot Graeme!
Well done! Taking it to Jessups for some Glossies?
JD
Well done! Taking it to Jessups for some Glossies?
JD
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:28 pm
Thanks. Yes, Emma. Very peaceful and always out and about.
Heheh! Never thought of that one, JD.
Graeme.
Heheh! Never thought of that one, JD.
Graeme.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:12 pm
Great pic, Graeme 
What type is that?
What type is that?
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:17 am
Thanks. mamaschild. It's a Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei
Graeme.
Graeme.
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:27 am
Nice fish, Graeme. What size is it?
I used to have some of what were sold as peppered loaches in my original river tank but they were probably L. gunthea. They got to be about 4" long and were very cool fish. They tended to hide too much, though. I now have what looks like a minature version, more like your fish, that is full grown and is a just a little over 1". I'm wondering if it could be the same species as yours.
I used to have some of what were sold as peppered loaches in my original river tank but they were probably L. gunthea. They got to be about 4" long and were very cool fish. They tended to hide too much, though. I now have what looks like a minature version, more like your fish, that is full grown and is a just a little over 1". I'm wondering if it could be the same species as yours.
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:19 pm
Hi Jim.
In the LOL Species index you can see my L. gunthea's which also grew to around 4 inches but i have to agree about these sized specimens. Commonly named as "Giant Pepper Loaches" but mine is also just under 2 inches. After keeping these for around 8 months, they haven't grown much. They look like a miniature version of the L. berdmorei picture that Kamphol supplied in the LOL species index. Perhaps "wild" caught and captive bred is the case? http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/le ... morei.html
In the LOL Species index you can see my L. gunthea's which also grew to around 4 inches but i have to agree about these sized specimens. Commonly named as "Giant Pepper Loaches" but mine is also just under 2 inches. After keeping these for around 8 months, they haven't grown much. They look like a miniature version of the L. berdmorei picture that Kamphol supplied in the LOL species index. Perhaps "wild" caught and captive bred is the case? http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/le ... morei.html