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Botia kubotai

Post by Blue » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:00 am

I was rummaging over photos and I saw this picture.:D
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/ph ... 4.jpg/view

I haven't seen records of them being bred in captivity or I may have missed them. So I am meaning to ask if this leucistic morph has been bred in captivity or simply obtained from the wild.:shock: I could not find any more details about this morph however this is a very nice fish.8) I won't be surprised if the kubs have actually been bred by inducing them with hormones just like the clowns.

Thank you for any responses. This is something new I can and want to learn.:mrgreen:
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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:42 am

The Botia kubotai with Leucistic colour morph is indeed a wild caught specimen from Kamphol Udomritthiruj. As far as i'm aware, they are all wild caught specimens that we see in the aquatic trade. Although i did hear that some people were considering commercially breeding these but i really doubt that at the moment.
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Post by mikev » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:34 pm

Q: is there still a way to access the old LOL site?
(I have a vague recollection that there was an explanation to this photo, and perhaps to some others).
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Post by Blue » Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:39 pm

Graeme Robson wrote:The Botia kubotai with Leucistic colour morph is indeed a wild caught specimen from Kamphol Udomritthiruj. As far as i'm aware, they are all wild caught specimens that we see in the aquatic trade. Although i did hear that some people were considering commercially breeding these but i really doubt that at the moment.
Thanks, Graeme. Really appreciated.:D

I did realize the kubs may not have been bred in captivity yet but I know it best to ask you than to be stuck in doubts.:lol:
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Post by Whitey_MacLeod » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:29 pm

mikev wrote:Q: is there still a way to access the old LOL site?
(I have a vague recollection that there was an explanation to this photo, and perhaps to some others).
http://aquaweb.pair.com/

Archive and search links for the old site are at the bottom
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