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Cobitis paludica
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:30 am
by Matt
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:34 am
by mickthefish
they are beauties mate, if you can find out off the spanish authorities whether you or they could start a breeding programme where the fish can be sent to breeders and progress reports to be sent back to the authority.
i know it's been and is still being done on certain species in the UK cos i was part of it once with Ameca splendens as was another old friend of mine, the reports were sent back to Chester Zoo where we got the fish from in the first place.
regards
mick
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:15 am
by Mad Duff
Very nice Matt
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:24 am
by Matt
Mick, I'm already on it.
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:38 pm
by BotiaMaximus
Gorgeous Fish - Good luck Matt!!
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:31 pm
by piggy4
Great stuf Matt
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:30 pm
by Thomas
Hi Matt,
I have here a picture of an adult C. paludica. It's from spain too, and were caught last year in the river tormes. The sister of my girlfriend caught it and take a photo for me. As yours, this one is also released back in the river.
They aren't aquarists, so they don't use a phototank.
Bye,
Thomas
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:23 pm
by mickthefish
Thomas the adult fish has an intricate pattern i wonder if they're all like that.
tell them thanks for the pic.
mick
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:37 pm
by Matt
Mick they are and as far as I know they vary quite a bit between populations because some are isolated from one another. Here's a subadult I caught last August:
Hi Thomas, cool! The Rio Tormes is up by Salamanca right? Does your sister live in Spain?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:45 pm
by mickthefish
Very nice Matt, that fish reminds me of the taenia.
cheers for showing it matey.
mick
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:19 pm
by Thomas
Does your sister live in Spain?
No, it's not my sister, it's my girlfriends sister.
She is married with a spanish, and they often spend their holidays in spain. But they live in germany.
The Rio Tormes is up by Salamanca right?
Yes, here is a pic from the shallow water. I have marked the Cobitis with a red arrow, so you can better find and "see" him...
between the stones and rocks is sand, so the loaches can digging.
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:25 pm
by Matt
Hi Thomas, the Rio de la Vega also has rocks as well as submerged grasses but the underlying substrate is mud rather than sand. Mick no worries.
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:37 pm
by Emma Turner
Beautiful loaches.
Emma
