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Mesonoemacheilus guentheri

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:12 am
by mickthefish
i snagged 6 of these from Emma & Steve's shop, my question is to those that have or had them and to the people in the fish trade, how many variants of this fish have you seen.
me and Andy got some when they first come in te UK, they were a contaminant with triangularis the thing is the colours and pattern are so different to the ones i got from Emmas that i was wondering if there's any other patterns out there, and if so is this due to where they're caught.
here's a few pics of the one from Emma's.
they are so much darker with a beatiful green sheen to their body.
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sorry there's not a shot of the full fish as they don't come out fully yet.
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and this is a pic of one that i got at BAS of bolton.
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cheers
mick

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:09 am
by Mad Duff
When I got my original 12 guentheri there was only two that looked almost identical and the variations in the markings of the other was quite drastic so I am not sure if it even has to come down to regional variations I think they are one of those fish that have very variable markings.

I think if they were mass produced you may start to lose that variation but the fact that these are still pretty much a wild fish then you are going to see this.

That last one is a stunner Mick, I had a big female very similar to that with full spots and lines under the belly.

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:17 am
by mickthefish
i know what you mean mate, if there's a pic of one male i had out of the batch from BAS i'll post it up, i'm sure it's on one of the discs,
if i haven't i'll describe it the best i can, its central line of spots had outer lighter rings that made it look like a chain effect. does that make any sense.?

mick

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:21 pm
by Martin Thoene
Heh! mickthedavidbaileyfish......those pictures are getting better all the time mate.

Martin.

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:57 pm
by Jim Powers
Here is a pic of mine.
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:06 pm
by mickthefish
thats just like the ones we got from BAS but without the redness in the finnage Jim, have you still got that fish it's a beaut.

mick

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:25 pm
by Jim Powers
Yes, I still have him. He's probably put on a little weight since this pic was taken a few months ago.

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:33 pm
by mickthefish
wow Jim. 8)
here's a pic of one of the males i had, they killed each other of over a period of time which sort of put me of them for a while.
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in the background is a blurred view of an L144 which i was the first to breed in the UK.

mick

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:32 pm
by mickthefish
here's a couple of pics i took earlier on.
my mate Andy can't believe they have red tails.
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another shot of him
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and one of the female, she's light coloured cos i disturbed her.
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they have a few marks on the flanks now as most of the times i see them they're having a go at each other, must be the water round here.

mick

Red Finnage

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:20 pm
by Northern Monkey
Hi Mick , The ones I saw in India had red tails ?
I have them coming in fingers crossed on Thursday .
Lets see what patterns these come with ?
These are one of my favorites

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:47 pm
by Emma Turner
Beautiful. 8) I have a pair in my river tank, which tolerate each other to a degree (there is never any damage to one another at least). The female is gravid and has been for some time, but no signs of any fry. I'll try and dig out some pics, I know I have a couple somewhere. Not as many as I'd like mind you, on account of mine being very shy if they notice any movement outside the tank.

Emma