Rostrata from Jim Powers

[Keith Wolcott]

Thank you Keith, and you're welcome.

[Keith Wolcott]

Here are a few pictures of the Rostrata.




The above are the same fish. I call him Big O (for orange since he has an orange cast).

They have both really gotten very bold and are out swimming around a lot. They are aggressive at getting food and are doing well. Here is a video of Big O eating. It is not a great video, but Jim, I thought you might like to see your guy swimming around eating.
http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s14/ ... 030028.flv

Sorry, I don't have any pictures of Big Q (that's what my wife named him). Interestingly, they have settled in separate tanks. Big O is almost always in the 75 gallon tank and Big Q is in the 300 gallon tank. Occasionally I see Big O go over for a visit.

I like the Rostratas so much that I have just obtained two more which will make five counting the little one that I got earlier. Their movement is kind of like a mix between a Clown and a Kubotai. Kubotai meander about but it seems to me with less intent and focus. The Clowns always seem like they know where they are going and do it quickly and efficiently. The Rostrata meander more than the clowns, but seem like they are going someplace more than the Kubs. The Striata are direct like the clowns, but stop and start so much that they don't go that fast or far.

[Jim Powers]

Thanks for posting the video. Its great to see my boys doing so well.

[Katy]

Oooooh, such beautiful fish!!!

I am so excited to think our guys are rostrata -- They definitely do the schooching backwards thing, fairly often.