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Temptation! (Botia Dario)
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:27 am
by Graeme Robson
Well..... almost a year after i decided to give up keeping any
Botia's so i can concentrate on keeping
Grrr Loaches and mostly any
non-Botia Loaches i finally cracked under the pressure of seeing them in our lfs and members pictures on here. I purchased 6 baby
Botia Dario the other day, these chaps are only around 1 inch in length. Here's a couple of pictures.
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:59 am
by Keith Wolcott
Very nice!
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:08 am
by mickthefish
can't beat em mate, if i had the room to do it i'd have a tank just for the darios.
smart lookers bud.
mick
now don't go getting shut of them again.
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:17 am
by chefkeith
I don't think I could resist getting them either. Beautiful fish.
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:44 am
by Graeme Robson
Cheers chaps!
Yeah, these have always been one of my fav's, the unique head shape and characteristics has always bitten thou.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:26 pm
by newshound
I love the juvies
so up front and active
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:41 pm
by Graeme Robson
Indeed!
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:17 pm
by jwyfk
Beautiful fish! I can't seem to find them anywhere, and I guess I can't have every species. I see a few white spots on the second fish. Did you notice that?
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:19 am
by Botia Robert
Good on you Graeme!
Glad your illness has passed and you're back in the land of the Botia!
Now how about some Emperors?
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:57 am
by Graeme Robson
jwyfk wrote:I see a few white spots on the second fish. Did you notice that?
Yeah, they are little bubbles that got captured on film.
Botia Robert wrote:Glad your illness has passed and you're back in the land of the Botia!
Now how about some Emperors?
Haha! Those where darks days without keeping any
Botia's........ i feel partly cured now, on the up!
Cheers lads,
Graeme.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:43 am
by Ashleigh
Little stunners
Ashleigh
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:12 pm
by Joe Khul
Temptaion indeed! Beautiful pictures!
how large will they get?
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:34 pm
by bslindgren
Great looking fish. Big Al's in Vancouver had a whole bunch a while back (also babies). Are they captive bred or do they catch them that small?
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:33 am
by Emma Turner
I knew you'd be tempted again!
I bet you wish you still had the special U2 specimen, don't you?
bslindgren - yes, they catch them that small. They tend to be available for a few months of the year only. Right now it is
Botia dario season.
Emma
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:38 am
by Graeme Robson
Thanks everyone!
Oh yes i loved and lost that U2 beauty Emma, but i have a cunning plan.....well not really, i just purchased another one which looks like he will grow into the U2.2 or something like that.