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i did my usual trip to pier aquatics today as i knew he'd had a shipment in last night.
he has two fish rare in the UK so i could'nt leave them all there, so i brought a few fish home with me.HA i bet neil loves me going cos i'm always skint when i come out of the shop.
here's two of the species i brought home the first pic is Shistura alticrista and the second two pics are Shistura maepiensis which are bloody gorgeous.




cheers
mick
btw i also got histrionica's, emperor's, A rubidipinnis,Garra salweenica, big Garra flavatra, and a few more but forgot what i bought now.
will post pics of the others when i upload them of the stick.

Holy smoke! You must of spent a bit!!

Superb Loaches Mick!

< with Envy!

loads mate and i'd been to the bank first, i had enough for a good few beers and to get home.
but it was worth every pound i spent.

mick

Wow, that's alot of fish (And money!).
Stunning photography and beautiful fish! Can't wait to see the others.
I think i need to get a trip sorted for Pier aquatics.

David

David as you live up north make the trip mate you won't be dissapointed.
take your bank roll with you you'll need it.

cheers Tinman, i think.

mick[/quote]

How certain are you on the IDs - and how?

What a nice score. Looking forward to the pics.

the exporter my mate uses is no other than Ud.... can't pronounce his name but you'll know him as Kamphol, if he says they are i'm of the opinion that he knows a hell of alot more than i do.
plus Nonn pic of the maepiensis is identical to some i got the others vary in their pattern ive already PM'd graeme to say i bought all of them as i don't think they've been exported before, Emma could say wether she's had them or have been on her lists.

mick

Very nice, Mick. I've not seen these on my lists, but I should have some new Schistura sp coming in next week (will post more about that if they turn up ).

Emma

Emma the alticrista's were'nt cheap in fact for what they are i'd say bloody expensive the other shistura was very cheap imo.as are the rubidipinnis.

mick

just finished uploading to PB so here are the rest of the fish and one for the clown botia lovers here .







sorry for a few none loaches here.

there's a few more.




and this is for the fans of clowns all the fish in the pic are 6-7 SL


thanks
mick

Superb selections!

graeme which sp do you think the lepidocephalus is?.
the head shot of the garra is the salweenica.

mick