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My egg laden S. berdmori
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:05 pm
by mickthefish
just a few pics of my fatty berdmori, unfortunately i only have this female.
but she is a pretty girl.
a full side view.
mick
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:31 pm
by plaalye
Yikes she's fat! And beautiful!! If only you could get the eggs out and get them fertilized.
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:59 pm
by daspricey
Ooo, she's a beauty! Absolutely stunning specimen Mick!
David
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:58 pm
by Emma Turner
What a beauty Mick, you need to get her a fella or two!
Emma
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:11 pm
by Barracuda518
Nice fish as always Mick.
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:28 pm
by NancyD
Sexy momma!
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:38 pm
by Blue
Nice loach, Mick!
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:47 pm
by Mark in Vancouver
It's such a gorgeous species... My jealousy flows openly.
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:56 pm
by mistergreen
pretty fish.
Do you think there are issues with gravid females not having a male around?
I've noticed with my 2 female bettas not dropping their eggs and eventually die from dropsy. But that case could be purely coincidental.
maybe a male from another botia species could stimulate her and create some hybrids
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:08 am
by mickthefish
thanks all,
Emma i know piggy has a few, maybe he'll give us a couple.
mistergreen. how could you, hybridize indeed, i'll leave that up to the pillocks of the hobby.
i don't know about loaches getting eggbound, maybe the more experienced of the group could answer that one.
anabantids ive found are prone to getting eggbound with the absence of a male, ive had a few barb sp go down to dropsy through being eggbound.
mick
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:28 am
by Auntsally
What a beautiful fish! I am so envious
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:01 am
by mickthefish
Auntsally,
just pop over to Emma's shop they're bound to have some swimming around.
mick
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:01 pm
by helen nightingale
can you get to the shop on 26th June? then you can meet some of us nutters, as well as getting tempted by too many fish.
Emma's shop has a big stock tank with lots of syncrossus species and other grumpies like skunks. they always make me want a grrr tank
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:57 am
by mickthefish
this is the girl now she reabsorbed the eggs from last time and she's full again.
i'll have to see if Andy can loan me one of his males, if he has any.
this girl is very well behaved in the tank, i think the other botias know not to mess around with her.
mick
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:35 am
by Graeme Robson
Hey Mick....*snaP* Lovely looking gal.
Out of my 8
Syncrossus berdmorei i have two females which are regularly
Gravid. Here she is looking a knackered after some males harassed her, nothing seen in the filters but i often see some
tubby looking Loaches shortly after.
