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adamrf1126 · Post by **adamrf1126** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:56 pm

haha sometimes i wished i lived in england so that i could go to shops like the one you got those fish from, and go to emma's shop of course.

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:56 am

Good haul! Yes, definitely that "Crimson" is a stunna! (Sun newspaper terminology).

Martin.

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:13 am

i got to admit it, that is one beaut of a crimson martin. haha
caught them myself to make sure i got that particular one.

adam
i wish i lived a little closer to Emma's shop, but ce la vie.
one day i hope to go with my mate andy, but the buggers always working. haha

mick

piggy4 · Post by **piggy4** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 5:54 am

Great pics Mick ! Pier Aquatics is a wonderful shop , especially for me as my main interest is in Asian fishes , Loaches , Barbs , Snakeheads ,etc etc, i went with Mick and was lucky enough to spot a contaminant among the Crimsons, not certain as to what it is yet ,it is either a Garra or possibly another Parapsilorynchus ? at the moment it is quite a small fish, at first we thought it might have been a P.Tentaculatus , i have a good sized group of these , and would say this was a different looking fish !
Does anyone know of any Garra like fish that come from the same waters as the Crimson loach ?

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:35 pm

Hi Andy. I'm pretty sure the Garra surendranathanii comes from Kerala, southern India. The same location as the Crimson Loach. There is also a few others from southern India like the Garra menoni and Garra hughi.

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:32 pm

hi graeme, how have the rupelli's settled down for you, mine are loving the bigger floor space.
still no aggression from them or the crimsons, they've settled in nicely.

mick

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:15 pm

All have settled in great!

No aggression form the Nemacheilus rueppelli's. I'll have to change the profile on the Nemacheilus rueppelli. My single specimen was a Territorial nipper to others back 4yrs ago. < Most defiantly a case of single specimen who feels vulnerable from others.

The Schistura sp *Crimson* are also looking good together. I haven't seen them fighting with each other yet, although they are in a 4footer tank.

Keith Wolcott · Post by **Keith Wolcott** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:54 pm

Graeme- Did you get a new camera already- or did it just dry out? In any case, the pictures are stunning!

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:04 pm

thats great news graeme,
it sort of proves that some of the profiles should be changed.
don't you think.?
here's another one for you bud,
the triangularis that we both bought as well as the four i bought previous are in a tank with quite a bit of bogwood, as there was 5 rostrata and a large female histrionica,
i can report that there has been no aggression whatsoever and as you know graeme these are big buggers,
maybe these are the ones from a different location.?

mick

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:08 am

Thanks Keith. I've borrowed a camera from my brother just for the festive period.

Absolutely Mick. The best feature about the home page and all the other sections like the Species index is that we can update or modify anything that needs be.

Interesting topic regarding the Mesonoemacheilus triangularis. My 6 older specimens are still feisty/nippy with each other but these new ones seem to tolerate each other without any problems. *Graeme scratches his head* I've also wondered about the location and colouration on some of these. Some are Golden while others are dark grey. At the moment, i haven't a clue. Perhaps location and variants are the answer. Lovely big specimens though!!

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:18 am

Andy has told me they are caught in at least 2 different locations, can't remember them of hand will give him a bell to get them.
another profile that needs a bit of updating is the pridii, i read the feeding requirements then thought of what mine can get in their tiny mouths.
so far these fish can wallop, white-worms, grindal worms, tubifex which is their favourite, blood-worms all these are live foods that i give them.
i could'nt imagine giving them that fry food thats in rhe profile, crushed flake maybe.

mick

crazy loaches · Post by **crazy loaches** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:14 pm

Nice fish! I wish we had that kind of selection around here. I have only seen the triangularis once at a lfs and none of the rest ever...

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:51 pm

ive just got one of the largest triangularis out to get a few pics and thought i'd better measure it while in the show-tank,
SL it's two and threequarter inches, TL three and a quarter.
i wonder how big does this species really get,
graeme bought some i wonder if he has them this size, could do with him measuring his tri's for confirmation.
another profile to be upgraded me thinks.

mick

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:21 pm

this is the fish i took a few pics of, there are 4 other fish the same size.

mick

crazy loaches · Post by **crazy loaches** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 7:42 pm

Nice! Those guys are awesome... I had one before I new what I was doing, lasted several months but eventually died.

I havent seen them for sale since. I'd love to get some of those again... which brings up a question I have had about them... can they be housed with Sewellia lineolata in a high flowing river tank (40g long)?

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