An Interesting Loach ID?

[Graeme Robson]

The Leptobotia stultus seem happy with the other aggressive loaches. The others seem to just ignore them, as if they weren't there.

Perhaps when we get a better image we should add it to the Species index?

[Emma Turner]

How do you find they get on in the Grrrr tank? Mine are still in a species only tank, as I don't quite know where to house them yet. Do you find that they stand their ground when approached by the other aggressive species?

Emma

[Martin Thoene]

Time for SPOILER POST

I posted this earlier but Graeme asked me to remove it to let these two jokers have some more fun:

You sure about that ID? I thought it looked similar to the so called "Kissing Loach", Leptobotia curta. Mind you, that is a Japanese species if my memory serves me right.

Would this bigger picture help?



Nice try with the sweetie dispenser

Martin.

[Emma Turner]

Boo, hiss!!!!

*quick Graeme, let's run and hide!*

[Graeme Robson]

I'm Off..................

(Gets car keys)

[shari2]

You can run, but you can't hide...

april fool's to you two, too.

[loachmom]

Ugh....you had me! Up till Martin's picture, I had bitten hook, line and sinker!! What good fun!!!

[Jim Powers]

You know, I was thinking, this morning, about Martin's elaborate Sewellia hoax last year at this time....yet I fell for this hook, line and sinker..
Fool me once, shame on you...fool me twice shame on me.

[Martin Thoene]

I was quite suprised when I saw they "had" you Jim. I looked at it last night when I was about ready to collapse in bed. I didn't click right then.

This morning I knew straight away

So after posting that picture message Graeme PM's me and asks for me to X it. Then he and Em and I exchanged a few PMs. I thought I would reinforce their prank.

I'm not sure if Emma "got" Ahafang Trading Company or not.

Martin.

[Emma Turner]

Oh yes, I got the a-ha connection all right!!! Which is why I said I'd heard good things about them!

Sorry Jim, Graeme and I were having so much fun with this and although were cackling away to ourselves into the early hours of this morning, I did feel really guilty that we'd really managed to get you believing us!

Thanks to everyone for being such good sports, hope you enjoyed it.

Emma

[Jim Powers]

Hey, don't be sorry. This was nicely done. I appreciate a good practical joke, having pulled a few myself and having been sired by a master.
I looked at that last night and thought something looked odd, but I had forgotten about those loach candy dispensers. I also tend to be a trusting soul...see where that got me.

[The.Dark.One]

You got me there! Good one!

[Graeme Robson]

Good sports! Especially Jim.

[Keith Wolcott]

Very, very funny! I trusted and believed it all too, but that picture Emma posted with it on its side looked suspicious, not because it was on its side, but because it looked a little awkward or just not quite right. I'll be watching out for you guys in the future!

[Graeme Robson]

I'll be watching out for you guys in the future!

Just once a year Keith, we play a trick and hopefully it works. Otherwise we are genuine with our information. You can trust us any day except April the 1st.