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Watch for it: Barbucca
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:57 pm
by Bagrus dude
Just about finished with Aquarama (what a blast). I met up with our friend Kamphol, who tells me he has Barbucca in stock. Watch for it.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:11 pm
by Emma Turner
Thanks HH. I was tipped off about this a little while ago by my friend Patrick.
He knows that I'll be taking some off his hands so has provisionally reserved me a bagful.
Wish I could've gone to Aquarama, it sounds like such an awesome event.
Emma
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:36 pm
by Martin Thoene
Diabolically cool news
I've been following Matt Clarke's reports from Aquarama on the PFK site. Looks huge.
Martin.
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 2:16 pm
by Graeme Robson
I'm watching and waiting...........
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:38 pm
by piggy4
Just curious , i wonder if they will be Babucca Diabolica ? or perhaps the unidentified Babucca from Thai ?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 2:01 pm
by Emma Turner
I've been told it's
B. diabolica and that for such a small loach they are very fierce.....! (more on that when they arrive
).
Emma
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:59 am
by piggy4
Hi Emma , a few years ago i had a small group of B.Diabolica , and to be honest i cant remember much , if any aggression, mind they were in a largish tank , what i do remember though , was the beautiful red eyes , they looked somwhere between a Homoloptera and a Nemachelius, quite short in the body , but wonderful looking !
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:09 am
by piggy4
Hi all, just looked at the pic on the species gallery of B.Diabolica , and is it me or is that the Babucca sp/ that Kamphol found , and not B.Diabolicca ?no red eyes , and a bit longer in body than Diabolicca !
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:14 am
by Emma Turner
All being well, I should be receiving a shipment of these on Tuesday evening. Pics will follow a short while after!
Emma
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:45 am
by Bagrus dude
These are not B. diabolica, but the undescribed southeastern Thai species. I will be going down to pick some up from Patrick on Tuesday and will get pics out.
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:08 pm
by Emma Turner
Thanks HH, Patrick had told me they were definitely the 'standard'
B. diabolica, but I really don't mind which type turn up.
Emma
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:22 am
by piggy4
Still curious though, about the pic of the supposed B.Diabolica in the species listings, is the pic, of the Thai Babucca ? its just that it looks completly different to Diabolicca ! i must add though , that the Thai fish looks really attractive, so if the Babucca sp/s get here then are they the ones that can be a little feisty ?????? only Diabolicca seemed ok !
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:16 am
by Bagrus dude
As promised, here are the pics. Here are the results of 2 hours with this feisty chap. Note the tubercles on the caudal peduncle.
Closeup of tubercles on the caudal peduncle:
Mark, let me know if you need these for the website.
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:27 am
by The.Dark.One
Is this species being described Bagrus?
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:01 am
by Martin Thoene
I would hazard a guess that those tubercules come in handy during tail-slapping fights.
Martin.