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Cobitis sp.
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:38 pm
by Thomas
today I've seen my first Cobitis loaches in real live. I know them only from pictures, till this evening
I dont know wich species is it, i could imagine that they were from japan or china. They weren't on the bill from the wholesaler, so I've no hints what species this could be. But I think china/japan could be right, but who knows
The first pics:
lovely chaps!
Thomas
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:53 pm
by Emma Turner
I am jealous, Thomas. They are so beautiful!
How big are they?
Emma
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:00 pm
by Thomas
Hi Emma,
the smallest are 4cm (1,5 inch), the biggest 6 (2,3 inch).
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:24 pm
by oilhands
What pretty and interestingly mark fish!
Sehr gute!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:17 pm
by daspricey
OHHH, i am soooooooooooooooooo jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are Cobitis taenia!!
I've got a paper explaining how they spawn and how they got them to spawn. I'll dig that out in a minute.
David
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:49 pm
by daspricey
Heres the link that i found about C. taenia reproduction,
http://www.joerg-bohlen.de/Publications ... DF#page=79
Be warned it's a large PDF, it also has lots of other thing related to cobitis.
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:13 pm
by Jim Powers
Great fish!!!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:29 pm
by NancyD
Wow, those look really nice, good camera work too.
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:37 pm
by Mark in Vancouver
Sweet find!
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:06 am
by piggy4
Great looking fish Thomas !
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:19 am
by Thomas
Thanks for your replies!
Hi David,
I dont believe that this is C. taenia, the nearly solid line over the blotches I have never seen at C. taenia pictures.
At some fishes merge the blotches nearly to a thicker line. You can see what I mean here:
Many thanks for the PDF, much to read
BTW: One female looks very thick...
Maybe a normal thick cobitis-female or an "eggs-inside-thick" female? I'm not sure.
Bye,
Thomas
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:59 am
by Cup
Really pretty.
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:07 am
by mickthefish
your a lucky lad, iv'e not seen cobitis for a good number of years.
i would definitely say that is a female Thomas.
how many did you get you lucky person, i'd have bought the lot.
mick
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:35 am
by daspricey
Hmm, yeah i can see what you mean. What about cobitis biwae, here are some photos of C. Biwae
photo 1
photo 2
Or possibly one of these unknown,
photo 1
photo 2
? As you can see the markings on cobitis are very variable. My moneys on Biwae
That female is a stunner!!!
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:50 am
by Emma Turner
Did they show any interest in food yet, Thomas?