Hey guys, why the long face?
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:52 pm
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Hey guys, why the long face?
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:13 pm
Nice Pictures 
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:44 pm
Nice young specimens. But I'll beg with you to get them in a tank with sand. These guys are made for burrowing, and I suspect that burrowing is a fundamental part of their health/life-cycle. Mine spend about 20% of their time above ground - as far as I can tell. I know the thread title was tongue in cheek, but they have a long face to facilitate time under the substrate. You are obliged to deliver, IMO.
A. choirorhynchus is one of the most amazing species to watch.
A. choirorhynchus is one of the most amazing species to watch.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:55 am
Agreed; mine only surface for feeding time if even. A definate compulsory for sand if keeping these guysMark in Vancouver wrote:Nice young specimens. But I'll beg with you to get them in a tank with sand. These guys are made for burrowing, and I suspect that burrowing is a fundamental part of their health/life-cycle. Mine spend about 20% of their time above ground - as far as I can tell. I know the thread title was tongue in cheek, but they have a long face to facilitate time under the substrate. You are obliged to deliver, IMO.
A. choirorhynchus is one of the most amazing species to watch.
Ashleigh
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:38 pm
what mark said
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:46 pm
JWhipple,
Is it a function of the photos or does the littler guy seem to have some redness on his nose? They really do stuff their faces into the substrate. . .
Is it a function of the photos or does the littler guy seem to have some redness on his nose? They really do stuff their faces into the substrate. . .
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:55 pm
I just looked at the originals (no alterations in Paint Shop) - the redness isn't there... Go figure?
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:45 pm
Those are adorable!
I just read the post in the freshwater forum about switching gravel to sand - don't feel bad, I'm there too.
What kind of loaches are those?
I just read the post in the freshwater forum about switching gravel to sand - don't feel bad, I'm there too.
What kind of loaches are those?
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:48 pm
Horse faced loaches.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:00 pm
Well, that makes sense. Way cute...
Way cute...