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Yunnanilus cruciatus (I promise)

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:13 pm
by palaeodave
Some (terrible) pictures of the 12 I bought in Peterborough. They're feeding on the brine shrimp Tetra Fresh Delica. They loved it! I spread it around on a long-ish piece of bogwood (so nobody could dominate) and let it set for twenty minutes. It stayed stuck really well although bits would fly off when the messy botia got into it...but the harlequins got a shot then so it was all good.

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Emma very patiently netted out the larger of the specimens in the tank but a tiny one did manage to sneak in. I was a little worried about it at first but it's eating well and it is one of the most outgoing of the lot! Already looks a bit sturdier. These are great fish. They come to the front of the tank when I walk past and they've taken to shoaling with the harlequins!

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:33 pm
by mickthefish
you can spot the females a mile off and they look great.
very nice fish mate.

mick

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:35 pm
by Graeme Robson
Bah! Bah! and Bah!

Wish i got mine on the friday..... :wink:

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:35 pm
by palaeodave
You're better at this game than me. I take it they're the slightly chubbier ones, or is there some other distinguishing feature?

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:36 pm
by palaeodave
Graeme Robson wrote:Bah! Bah! and Bah!

Wish i got mine on the friday..... :wink:
Did you get the smaller ones left over? :P Post pics of yours up in this thread when you get your camera sorted. That goes for Ashleigh and anyone else who has any, too. :D

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:39 pm
by Graeme Robson
I will do mate. :wink:

New Nikon DSLR D60 arrives on Thursday.

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:41 pm
by palaeodave
Hmm...I think I'm going to be badly outdone in this thread!

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:45 pm
by Graeme Robson
Of course if i cant capture them in the main tank..............out comes the show tank.. :wink: :lol:

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:57 pm
by mickthefish
here's one of ten i got around the same time as Ashleigh of my matey Neil.
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Graeme put them in a show tank mate they're buggers if they see a camera.

you got it Dave, just the body girth.
mick

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:42 pm
by Bully
I live vicariously through threads like these, stunning fish :D

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:53 pm
by helen nightingale
thats a really nice tabnk setup, as well as great little fish :D

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:56 am
by Cup
Is that an otocinclus flexilis I see?

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:23 pm
by palaeodave
Nope, Parotocinclus maculicauda! Only ever seen them once in a shop and I grabbed the only two they had left. I was a little worried they wouldn't do very well but I've had them for about 6 months and they're looking great!

http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php ... otocinclus


Those pictures are actually up on the species profile on Planet Catfish (under Lee's login as I don't have one).