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Aborichthys sp.
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:02 pm
by Graeme Robson
Here's a neet looking little chap! (cheers Emma)
And your longer
Aborichthys elongatus
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:17 pm
by Emma Turner
Ahh, the one with the 'butterfly' tail!
They are looking nice and settled Graeme - and great pics as usual!
Emma
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:14 pm
by Mark in Vancouver
Is there just the one, Graeme? Rather nice!
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:02 pm
by Graeme Robson
Just one female with this pattern, Mark. Four longer males and two nicely 'plump' patterned females in total. Three in one tank and three in the other.
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:22 pm
by Jim Powers
Very nice fish, Graeme.
I have yet to see any of this cool genus, myself.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:22 am
by sophie
ooh.
in my head I have a bigger house, with well-behaved children in it, private means (no job! haha!) and a small army of cleaners. then there will be room for a tank in every room, and the wish-list is already outstripping the space in this entirely imaginary environment!
nice fish.
Re: Aborichthys sp.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:46 am
by chadly
And your longer
Aborichthys elongatus
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I love the looks of this guy it's tail is wow
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:48 pm
by Martin Thoene
This spoecies is very variable. I wonder if the "Butterfly tail" one is actually an elongatus? It has a very unique pattern. The male pictured has less crescents in the tail than my ones do, plus the females always have less tail markings and more body marking anterior to the dorsal.
Have they started digging yet Graeme? You wait......they're awesome earth-moving machines for their size. I've never kept mine on sand so I don't know how they do with that, but gravel....oh boy!
Martin.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:04 am
by Emma Turner
Believe it or not, the Aborichthys sp. from that batch were actually ordered in as, and supposed to be, Schistura mahnerti!
My parents have Aborichthys elongatus kept on a sand substrate, and they love to burrow in it. They seem to make tunnels underneath bogwood etc with multiple entrances and exits!
Emma
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:09 pm
by Graeme Robson
Cheers all. Yeah i've been pondering on as which one it is. Oh yes! They can dig well. Very entertaining!
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:01 pm
by Martin Thoene
Oh bum!
Just found one of my
Aborichthys elongatus males dead. I've had them quite a while though.
Martin.
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:26 pm
by Jim Powers
That's too bad, Martin.
How many other males do you have?
I wonder if sometimes males (fish and other animals) don't burn out a bit early since they are always fighting other males over females or a good hiding place.
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:00 pm
by Graeme Robson
Bugger!
How old would you say he was?