Breathtaking balteata

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:50 pm

Garra flavatra Jim.....I was just off finding these images taken at Emma and Steve's shop.....

Nice fish Frank, but as you now realize, not a very flattering picture they sent you. Sure they didn't get the pics mixed or something? This "Sumo" monicker seems to have been attached to Schistura sp. before.

Martin.

Frank M. Greco · Post by **Frank M. Greco** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:02 pm

Jim Powers wrote:That looks like a Panda garra. I forget the scientific name.

LOL! I didn't catch that. They sent a pic of the panda garra, and it looks exactly like that.

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:02 am

emma would it be possible for you to get a head on close up of the cheeks of the balti's, i trioed but my camera is'nt up to it,
but i thought i saw what could be cheek bristle.

thanks
mick

The.Dark.One · Post by **The.Dark.One** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:11 am

Mick and everyone

From memory I think Kottelat says males have a suborbital flap, rather than just a thicker cheek. I'm at work at moment so cant check.

If youve seen anything you may have seen the flap?

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:54 am

Mick, look at page 3 of this thread.

Martin.

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:06 am

hi martin and steve,
i'm sure they have very short bristles, on my camera it looked like it had'nt shaven for a day,
martin ive seen them pics, what i meant was a shot right between the eyes , i might be wrong about it all-together.

mick

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:45 am

mickthefish wrote:emma would it be possible for you to get a head on close up of the cheeks of the balti's, i trioed but my camera is'nt up to it,
but i thought i saw what could be cheek bristle.

thanks
mick

Hi Mick,
I will do my best, but it could be quite difficult with them constantly jostling about in the tank! I'll add to this thread if I manage to get any over the next few days. We have around 60 specimens in stock at the moment, so hopefully one or two will oblige.
Emma

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:19 am

thanks emma
i hope you can just to prove or disprove my thoughts.

mick

The.Dark.One · Post by **The.Dark.One** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:12 pm

Kottelat says that some Schistura have a suborbital flap in males, some species have the first few pectoral fin rays wider and stronger, and some also have rows of tubercle shaped shaped unculi on the pectoral rays.

In cincticauda he says some males have pec rays 1-3 wider and stronger
In paucifasciata he says the dimorphism is unknown to him, and also says this in balteata.

Some species do appear to have males with thicker cheeks, bucculenta?

JanneN · Post by **JanneN** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:25 pm

What a lovly fish

Just bought 3 today to start whit

(From Ola

)
Really nice pics
want a new camra

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:41 pm

Congrats JanneN

And Welcome to Loaches Online!

JanneN · Post by **JanneN** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:45 am

Hey...

I have been here for allmost a year but only as a reader of this great forum

Well, i had to buy some more, so i have bougt 3 more

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:25 am

Lovely!

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