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did this last night and thought of you lot, in this tank they are mostly botia but you can see there no reactions from the splendida towards them, plus right at the end of the vid there my favourite barbs of all time Cyclochielichthys janthocir they are all in the region of 8 inches body length.

hope you enjoy
mick

Hey Mick , some lovely fish there and I dont just mean the Loaches !
Keep up the good work

I love that tank and fish! The splendida fit right in. More please!

Is it just me or did that splendida try to take a nip out of the flank of one of the other loaches at exactly 24 seconds from the end?

Sorted vid there Mick!

Love those Barbs as well - I've been keeping an eye out for them, but as with everything else, you guys have swiped up the whole lot! Doubt we'll see any Splendida here for a long time. What is the consensus on Splendida aggression? Less than Skunks? They look pretty well behaved. Haven't seen anyone post a horror story yet.

Glad to see they are doing so well!

Excellent Mick, he's a bold little bugger isnt he. I cant wait for my 9 to move into their bigger tank.

theonetruepath - that wasnt a nip or anything, if it was a nip the almorhae would have reacted differently for sure.

BotiaMaximus wrote:What is the consensus on Splendida aggression? Less than Skunks? They look pretty well behaved. Haven't seen anyone post a horror story yet.

Glad to see they are doing so well!

So far fairly placid for me, even though there is 9 in the tank there is some clicking but no aggression. They will even come out and swim with the danio's and feed with the danios and dont bother them like the skunks or even sid's do.

Ok its still early days but I would say that these could well be the most placid of the Yasuhikotakia group by far

Thanks for the info MD!

That's encouraging to hear. Now comes the waiting...tap tap tap....

yup totally agree with what Mark has said, they are a fantastic addition to my tank and eventually i want a group of at least 6 of them plus a few more cadipucs and longidorsalis to make a great looking contrast.

mick
ps, keep tapping Keith mate, with the low amount of splendida coming over i think it will be while and then they won't be cheap even in the USof A. sorry mate

mickthefish wrote: ps, keep tapping Keith mate, with the low amount of splendida coming over i think it will be while and then they won't be cheap even in the USof A. sorry mate

I have a new strategy - It's called Las Vegas! If I can get those collectors and exporters over here for a week of the best of EVERYTHING Vegas has to offer on the house they will re-route all those Loaches straight to my house!!

I also did manage to get my mitts on 5 absolutely gorgeous Kubotai!! All 3.5 - 4" $20 US. I now officially have a mixed Botia setup 2 species - not official - 3 species - OFFICIAL!! Pics to come!

Well done picking up the kubotai, and congrats on becoming officially "mixed"

Looking forward to the pics

Thanks MD - Working on the pics, and the housekeeping, filter cleanings, water change day on the 75 gal. Should have them up tomorrow!

Excellent movie!!! Where did you get those stacks of open pipes? perfect loachy hideaways.

Val

i made them, by cutting the pipes to length then using the biggest cable ties strapped them up, it's best with the pipes that sink.
if using pipes that are bouyant include a slab of slate to the bottom when strapping the pipes up.
go make some up Val.

mick