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jonboy8465 wrote:very tempting but its a 3hr drive. do they have o2 to put in the bags? would hate to get home an find all the fish dead.

The fish are already in very good health, and with the addition of o2 and large bags they make a 4/5 hr journey (evil traffic ) at times, back to North wales. I still have yet to transport a fish back from there that has not survived.

Ashleigh

well I did it I drove all the way to Peterborough today just over three hours ,what a fantastic shop!!! loads and loads of fish ,puts my lfs to shame ,and the staff are very helpful. Once they knew how far I had come ,o2 was added and they even found an insulated box for me. I could`ve spent hours in there looking around and spent a fortune. I have found myself bitten by the loach bug! as they are such stunning fish in the flesh. On the journey home I totally redesigned one wall of my fish room so i can go to town on the loaches. So in the very near future I will be going back with a big fat wad in my pocket. Congratulations to the staff at MA @ Peterborough for a fantastic shop! if you haven`t been you must go.

Looking forward to seeing the fish you brought. What did you buy?

I'm considering taking a trip there to. I don't have as far to travel but I don't drive so i'll have to get the train.

Jonboy I live in Nottingham, I presume your opinion would be that it would be worth the train journey?

The shop is in a small village called Crowland so i`m not sure if it has a station so you might need to look into that. Have a day out with a like minded driving friend, share the costs. I seem to have forgotten the latin name on the tank. when I get pics I will post them for you all ,maybe somebody can remind me (what a Muppet) They are dark with light markings and blue tails, I liked the green tailed ones but wasn`t allowed them (Emma).

It sounds like you have one of the Gastromyzons, probably scitulus or ctenocephalus.
I must say if I could drive to Emma's in three hours, I would be going there about once per month.

Gastromyzons that sounds like it not too sure which one. will try and get some pics. do you not have any similar shops where you are?

I have a good shop about 2 hours drive from me. Fortunately, my work takes me up there often. But, this shop, as good as it is, is not in the same league as Emma's. You are fortunate.
Here are links to species profiles for the mentioned Gastos from the species index on this site.
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/ga ... nocephalus

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/ga ... n-scitulus

Hi Jonboy, really glad to hear you enjoyed your trip to the shop. Apart from Jayne's reserved Gastromyzon viriosus, there were also G. ctenocephalus and G. scitulus in that tank, plus a few unknowns that resemble a couple of the unknown Gastros in our species index. If the tails are blue, they are most likely G. ctenocephalus or G. scitulus. Whenever the Borneo Suckers come in, it is always a mixed bag and you never quite know which species are going to turn up.

afroturf, no train station in Crowland itself, but there is one in Peterborough which is about 10 miles south. From there, there is the option of taxi or bus, but not sure how often the buses run. I do know that they make a stop on Postland Road though, which is where we are situated.

Emma

Emma, how many of those G. viriosus do you have?
Also, how about some pics of those unknowns.

There is one large G. virosus (the one in those pics I posted) and I think 2 smaller ones. I will have to try and find time to take some pics of the unknowns, but at the moment I'm a bit snowed under.

Emma

Well, lets hope the snow melts, soon.

Thanks for the ID`s. When they are not quite so shy I will get some pics and show you all what i have. Emma, you must really enjoy going to work in a place like that? What a fantastic shop, well done to all of you.

Tanks looking really good mate.

Im sure your loaches will be very happy in there.

I can only dream of such amazing shops... boo hoo

Thanks Mike, The fish are exploring well and feeding on Algae wafers, but they soon disappear when i aproach the tank. have a drive down to the shop its only 3hr 40 Min's for you, would make a lovely day out its well worth a visit if you like fish and the garden centres not bad either.

as someone who has used the bus a couple of times and will be doing so again in the not too distant future;

the buses are semi-regular perhaps once an hour if i recall correctly. they leave from the bus station which is inside/next to the Queensgate shoping centre a few mins walk from the train station.