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I've just picked up a few of these chaps the other day. They are all 'tiny' around 1 inch if not smaller. Sorry about the picture quality as they are spending time at the rear of the tank. I'm sure Martin and Jim have these. Unfortunately my pictures don't show the red/rosey and blue colouring on their caudal fin.

Kind of somewhere between....



and......




Both unidentified species according to Dr. Tan....mind you in his book, we'll have to see . Had mine quite a while. Nice fish.

Martin.

Very nice, Graeme. Before long you'll be taking over that garage again!

I bet Jim DOESN'T have these...but he sure would like too.
They look like some of the(SK) gastros I have seen on petfrd.
Congratulations!!!!

Hmmm.... is the 1st Martin's Gastro a species or a variation?

I saw him today, I think.
(In the process of moving about 35 gastros mentioned on the erromyzon thread to a Q tank...painfully slow even with a gold credit card...but gave me a chance to take a careful look)

[quote="mikev"]Hmmm.... is the 1st Martin's Gastro a species or a variation?[quote]

I thought originally, based on an original description that this was Gastromyzon ridens. Both these fish were thought (possibly) to be part of a G. ridens "complex" by Dr. Tan.







By the way....these colour differences are pretty accurate, and this is 3 different fish depicted.

Martin.

The colors of the fellow I saw seemed identical to the "normal" gastros and I believe the tail was punctulatus'. OK, I should see this fellow again pretty soon, will try to bring the camera along, it is not worth it wasting your time with verbal descriptions.

Cheers! I couldn't resist at £2 each. I also scored with some Puntius denisonii at £3 each. 'mislabeled' Normally around £10 each! Heheh!


Graeme.

Emma Turner wrote:Very nice, Graeme. Before long you'll be taking over that garage again!

With these loaches! How could i not!

Graeme Robson wrote: I also scored with some Puntius denisonii at £3 each. 'mislabeled' Normally around £10 each! Heheh!
Graeme.

£3 each? Bloody thief!! I have'nt ever seen them for less than £15

Well they are little after all.

Graeme, you have made me SERIOUSLY jealous!!! Three fish I don't have but want.
Now, if you would get H. confuzona...

I can only dream of owning Homaloptera confuzona Jim.

You haven't have you?

I have been lucky enough to have three confuzona, but they are no longer with us ...but I still dream...