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barbucca diabolica and homaloptera bilineata
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:44 pm
by ch.koenig
hi all
lately arrived, so enjoy first pictures
barbucca diabolica - my little slim devils
and homaloptera bilineata - the elegant faction
after settlement
size is 3.9-4.1 cm, patterns and colouring are distinct. they are looking fine and I'll report more as soon I have more time to watch.
cheers charles
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:48 pm
by hx
Love the Homalops. Been trying to get them for awhile, this sure makes me more determined.
Thanks, nice pics.
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:56 pm
by Jim Powers
Very nice!!
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:52 pm
by plaalye
Beauties Charles! Look forward to more pics & info!
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:34 am
by avant
Very beautiful! Congratulations on your new additions!
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:28 am
by piggy4
Hi Charles ,nice pics are those Babbuca's the ones that Kamphol collects ? are they Diabolica or different sp/ they look longer than Diabolica
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:40 pm
by ch.koenig
thank you all. it's really a highlight for me too.
@piggy4
so many questions.
you may remember this
http://64.130.34.75/viewtopic.php?t=703 ... sc&start=0
as Roberts described young??? specimen of 2,3 cm ...
(and as c. macranthus looks a litlle different in borneo too ???)
so my question is: are we a bit further?
for b. diabolica in thailand see this
http://www.lib.ku.ac.th/KUCONF/KC4404008.pdf
I see two possibilities: 1 two species, both with diabolic eyes, different in size and pattern and ...
2 one species, specimen with different patterns, sizes, colouring (as my 10 specimen are)
and not enough specimen to decide ... should have more and a trip to borneo
cheers charles
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:24 pm
by piggy4
I suppose the main thing is you will enjoy keeping them
You must keep us informed about those Homoloptera's , I dont think there much information about them really
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:38 am
by ch.koenig
yesss
in november I'll have more time.
cheers charles
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:15 pm
by ch.koenig
hi everybody
are you ready for the funniest I ever had???
watch this ...
it all started with a quarrel
mine ...
bet I can swallow it?
that's the wrong way I know
has got a fold or something?!
wow that's really a long one ...
there we go ...
ughhh ...
and now the finish ...
and this one is
called "how to ride a snail"
but that's another story
cheers charles
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:41 pm
by Jim Powers
Great pics!
The bilineata must be eating well.
What can you tell us about them?
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:36 pm
by ch.koenig
hi jim
it's late so just a few words.
they are doing well. eating all I give and lying around for the rest, quite easy. even the c. pygmaeus won't bother them. females getting rounder and rounder. I've some picture with a "couple" training the right thing, nibbling and pushing. but it seems it's the female's interest. cant judge it at the moment. one out of eight is always apart or even hidden, the others looking "stream-upwards", paddling for hours.
and ervery time the flash sparks they make a little jump.
some more pictures here
http://www.schmerlen-forum.de/t505836f1 ... -quot.html
cheers charles
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:53 pm
by NDininno
ch.koenig wrote:
called "how to ride a snail"
but that's another story
cheers charles
Falcor!!!!
LOL I'm sorry I couldn't help it....
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:45 am
by ch.koenig
hi NDininno
that's another story too...
but what about the snail-ride? you want some pictures?
cheers charles
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:03 pm
by NDininno
ch.koenig wrote:hi NDininno
that's another story too...
but what about the snail-ride? you want some pictures?
cheers charles
Of course! Post em up!