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Unusual markings

Post by Mad Duff » Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:49 am

I thought I would post an up to date picture of the Botia Straiata that I got a while back
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Also here are a couple of photos of one of my Botia Rostrata and Botia Almorhae
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Re: Unusual markings

Post by YellowFinned » Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:55 am

Mad Duff wrote:I thought I would post an up to date picture of the Botia Straiata that I got a while back
Looks great, I want one too.
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Post by Emma Turner » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:11 am

Beautiful pics! I love the breaks in the pattern on the B. rostrata. 8) Now we need Hels to get a good pic of her 'weirdy' B. striata for comparison to yours.

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Post by Barracuda518 » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:55 am

Very interesting. I wonder what causes them to have different markings like that.
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Re: Unusual markings

Post by LUVaLOACH » Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:08 am

YellowFinned wrote:
Mad Duff wrote:I thought I would post an up to date picture of the Botia Straiata that I got a while back
Looks great, I want one too.
Me too, what a beautiful fish.

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Post by worldrallynut » Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:20 pm

Could it be a hybrid loach?
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Post by Mad Duff » Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:52 am

worldrallynut wrote:Could it be a hybrid loach?
I suppose there is an outside chance that it could be or it could be caused by a slight genetic hiccup, in most breeding programs of any fish there will be abnormalities either because of in-breeding, over intensive breeding or purely down to genetics. Either way its going to be a lovely fish when it grows and it should really stand out from the rest of the shoal and I am looking for more :D
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Post by helen nightingale » Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:22 am

Ok, Ok, im trying, but my talent just doesnt match up to yours. Mark i think i had better meet you at the loach section armed with one of those huge foam beaty-uppy sticks they used to have on gladiators.

i liked the orange finnage on pics 2 and 3. very pretty
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Post by Graeme Robson » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:57 am

Lovely pictures! :D
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Post by sophie » Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:44 pm

Barracuda518 wrote:Very interesting. I wonder what causes them to have different markings like that.
genes.

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Post by The.Dark.One » Sun Feb 11, 2007 6:25 am

Nice fish and photo's Mad Duff.

The rostrata and almorhae ones: have you got any of them when each of the fish were younger, and older? The reason I ask is that it will assist in the article I'm doing on the names of these loaches.

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