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my first ever clown
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:00 pm
by mickthefish
i went in a shop round the corner from me and saw this fella in one of the tanks, i noticed it had just started getting ich but at a very low level, so i told the lad running the shop about it and at the same time asked him whats the pricetag an it, he said 8 quid now my grey cells started working, the botia is around 5 inches SL and at that size your looking at around 24 quid so i said bag it up i'll have it.
at the mo it's in a Q tank with some treatment for it's spots, it's friendly and eating well on live bloodworm.
here's a couple of pics of it.
mick
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:23 pm
by Ashleigh
Lovely find Mick
Hes not to bad looking either, and a steal at that price!
Are you going to be converted to get a clown loach shoal finally
Ashleigh
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:32 pm
by mickthefish
probably will do, once i get some 6 foot tanks for the fish room.
i still like the botia family best though but this fish has got alot of character about him, it comes up to the tank to have a nosey at his keeper.
mick
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:52 pm
by Graeme Robson
Best of luck Mick!! Your pocket will need it!
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:59 pm
by Emma Turner
Well rescued, Mick. Now you're going to get totally addicted!
Emma
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:10 pm
by mickthefish
Naw, i just want to find out whats so great about this particular fish.
time will tell.
mick
looked at a dvd of fish caught in borneo and going of the pattern that is where my fish has come from.
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:05 pm
by helen nightingale
you will get addicted
the loach must be happy you rescued it.
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:21 pm
by Beowulf
Very nice and as mentioned very addictive. I started with 3 and have almost a dozen now!!
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:49 pm
by mickthefish
that won't happen bud, i plan to get another 5 once i have the tank setup and that will be the limit.
there's too many other fish i want to keep to devote my time to just a couple of fish.
i'm thinking of getting Channa bleheri as a future breeding programme.
mick
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:23 pm
by Sea Sprite
Nice find!
I found myself at Petsmart looking at them again today.
I'm addicted & I don't even own any.
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 6:01 pm
by mickthefish
it's been out of the Q tank and living with some assorted loaches and botias.
i was doing a clean up in the tank as well as a WC and it deemed to come to the front and as i had the camera handy i shot this pic it's mopping up some bloodworm.
mick
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 6:55 pm
by Ashleigh
Hes looking great Mick
Ashleigh
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:56 am
by Graeme Robson
Certainly looks healthy!
PS:
Clean that Glass!!
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:43 am
by mickthefish
don't shout at poor little me mate,
listen bud i had to do a mountaineering course just to get to that tank,
everything out of the kitchen is now in the fish-room.
mick
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:59 am
by Graeme Robson
Yeah Mick, what ya been up to? Loads of spare tanks and moving things around. Are you re-shuffling the tanks and home?