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Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 1:12 pm**

A few pics of some of my Botia almorhae:

Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 2:37 pm**

I think your big lass there needs a bit of a squeeze!

Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 2:40 pm**

Nice fish Mark !

Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 3:26 pm**

That female looks fantastic, how does she even get off the substrate?

Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 3:39 pm**

Its amazing how agile she is for her size, she has been like that for around 3 weeks now so I don't think it will be long before she expels the eggs.

She gets like this on a regular basis and then thins down again, I suspect that she is expelling the eggs rather than them spawning but who knows

Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 3:41 pm**

beautiful mate, they still amaze me with all the different patterns that come out.

mick

Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 5:08 pm**

Mad Duff wrote:She gets like this on a regular basis and then thins down again, I suspect that she is expelling the eggs rather than them spawning but who knows

Given your other successes I would say that if anyone can, you can

I suppose that even if she does just expel them, then it's good eating for everybody else, that's a lot of eggs

Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 5:30 pm**

Nice yoyo's you got there. My female is just as fat. Do you notice that when she rests she kinda tilts to the side? Mine does, it's funny looking.

Posted: **Sun May 17, 2009 8:27 pm**

What would be the minimum size for an almorhae to fill with eggs. I have some small ones - right at 2" and 1 of them almost looks like it is in need of a squeezing. It seems too soon for this to be possible, and they have only been in the tank for 2 months. Still fully in YoYo pattern - no reticulation yet. The others look well fed but this one in particular is pushing it. At least double the gut size. And it doesn't reduce at all between feedings.

Is this is even a remote possibility??? If so I will put up a pic for review by the panel of experts.

Thanks!

Posted: **Mon May 18, 2009 4:27 am**

I have a couple around 60mm that are also fat but they are complete pigs, one still has classic pattern while the other ones pattern is starting to reticulate.

Like yours they dont slim down during feeds but they are always grubbing around for something, I dont think either have eggs I think they are just fat

I think the smaller they are the more this can happen as I have two rostrata of the same size and one of them is always fat as well.

Posted: **Mon May 18, 2009 8:45 am**

i'm surprised that none of my almorhae are as rotund as yours mate, they are all nearly 4 inches body length.
i can't see them all being males?

mick

Posted: **Mon May 18, 2009 8:47 am**

Thanks for the feedback Mad Duff.

I was looking a bit more and while she's huge the hugeness does not carry as far aft towards the stern section as on your big girl. Just a pig I believe is the correct answer here.

These almorhae are knuckleheads for sure - but beauties and amusing to watch. One thinks he's a salmon - determined to swim into the filter return (and this is high velocity from a sump). He sometimes comes close - if there wasn't an immediate 90 degree elbow past the diffuser I'd have to put up a safety device.

Thanks Again!!

Posted: **Wed May 20, 2009 8:23 am**

palaeodave wrote:I think your big lass there needs a bit of a squeeze!

Squishy eh?

Nice yoyos, Mad Duff.

Posted: **Wed May 20, 2009 3:51 pm**

Cool fish. How big/old are they?

batch

Posted: **Wed May 20, 2009 4:51 pm**

Batch wrote:Cool fish. How big/old are they?

batch

This group are all about 4 to 5 years old and all around the 4" mark or just bigger, I did have 3 big females at nearly 6" and a big male of around the same size but I lost all 3 for no apparent reason last year