My egg laden S. berdmori

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:05 pm

just a few pics of my fatty berdmori, unfortunately i only have this female.
but she is a pretty girl.

a full side view.

mick

plaalye · Post by **plaalye** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:31 pm

Yikes she's fat! And beautiful!! If only you could get the eggs out and get them fertilized.

daspricey · Post by **daspricey** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:59 pm

Ooo, she's a beauty! Absolutely stunning specimen Mick!

David

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:58 pm

What a beauty Mick, you need to get her a fella or two!

Emma

Barracuda518 · Post by **Barracuda518** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:11 pm

Nice fish as always Mick.

NancyD · Post by **NancyD** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:28 pm

Sexy momma!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:38 pm

Nice loach, Mick!

Mark in Vancouver · Post by **Mark in Vancouver** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:47 pm

It's such a gorgeous species... My jealousy flows openly.

mistergreen · Post by **mistergreen** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:56 pm

pretty fish.

Do you think there are issues with gravid females not having a male around?

I've noticed with my 2 female bettas not dropping their eggs and eventually die from dropsy. But that case could be purely coincidental.

maybe a male from another botia species could stimulate her and create some hybrids

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:08 am

thanks all,
Emma i know piggy has a few, maybe he'll give us a couple.

mistergreen. how could you, hybridize indeed, i'll leave that up to the pillocks of the hobby.

i don't know about loaches getting eggbound, maybe the more experienced of the group could answer that one.
anabantids ive found are prone to getting eggbound with the absence of a male, ive had a few barb sp go down to dropsy through being eggbound.

mick

Auntsally · Post by **Auntsally** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:28 am

What a beautiful fish! I am so envious

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:01 am

Auntsally,
just pop over to Emma's shop they're bound to have some swimming around.

mick

helen nightingale · Post by **helen nightingale** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:01 pm

can you get to the shop on 26th June? then you can meet some of us nutters, as well as getting tempted by too many fish.

Emma's shop has a big stock tank with lots of syncrossus species and other grumpies like skunks. they always make me want a grrr tank

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:57 am

this is the girl now she reabsorbed the eggs from last time and she's full again.

i'll have to see if Andy can loan me one of his males, if he has any.

this girl is very well behaved in the tank, i think the other botias know not to mess around with her.

mick

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:35 am

Hey Mick....*snaP* Lovely looking gal.

Out of my 8 Syncrossus berdmorei i have two females which are regularly Gravid. Here she is looking a knackered after some males harassed her, nothing seen in the filters but i often see some tubby looking Loaches shortly after.

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