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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:27 pm
by mamaschild
Albert is approximately 16 years old....something close to that.
And it's not hunger....he loves attention. He comes to the glass and wiggles at me and follows my hand around
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:56 pm
by botiaboy
I wish my clowns would do that.Ive trid but i may as well have tried getting them to eat a rock.They just swam away.
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:51 am
by Emma Turner
mamaschild, do you happen to have a side-on pic of Albert? It is just that due to the bulky size of him, I have been wondering for a while if in fact, 'he' is a 'she' (Alberta?
).....
I always love seeing that hand feeding pic though!
Emma
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:33 am
by mamaschild
I took this pic when I first got Albert....does it help??? I've been told his shape has improved since I got him. I think he was a bit "squished" in the 60g I took him out of
I was told by Craig (Basher) that he was a he, so I never questioned it
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:05 am
by Emma Turner
Hmmmm difficult one! Can you get an up-to-date pic of him side-on when he's being in a cooperative mood?
Thanks!
Emma
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:14 am
by mamaschild
Anything for you sweety, but I just sent my camera in for service
I will break out the old one and see if I can get something.....
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:06 pm
by Emma Turner
You're a star!
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:31 pm
by Kitishane
Emma Turner wrote:mamaschild, do you happen to have a side-on pic of Albert? It is just that due to the bulky size of him, I have been wondering for a while if in fact, 'he' is a 'she' (Alberta?
).....
I always love seeing that hand feeding pic though!
Emma
You know, I've been curious as to how to tell the genders of clown loaches. What would you look for to determine this?
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:32 pm
by Emma Turner
Kitishane wrote:
You know, I've been curious as to how to tell the genders of clown loaches. What would you look for to determine this?
Well, it is not 100% guaranteed, and really only possible with large adult specimens. A female of the same age and length would be much 'taller in the body' and much have a much rounder abdomen. There is a bit of speculation about the tips of the tails, but I'm not so sure about that. I believe that the males have much larger and more deeply forked tails though. If you think about Carp (also from the Order Cypriniformes) the females are noticeably fuller-bodied.
Emma