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I managed to video a scuffle that broke out the other night between my male Sewellia lineolata and a Gastromyzon ctenocephalus, this had already been going for on for around 15 minutes and went on for a good 20 minutes after I stopped filming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKt4Hb03tj8

That cobble must be considered prime real estate

Very cool!!
I love their little territorial battles.

Excellent footage! The Gastro almost looks like a skunk loach with the way it has greyed out and kept the dark stripe along the dorsal surface.

Emma

ROFL! thats so cute...

ARGH!!! must... not... give... in... to...

ok, I want.

Awesome stuff! We really need to talk with Jeff about the technical possibilities of hosting this stuff at LOL. This kind of footage should be stored in-house because it's really valuable......if for no other reason that it's good assimilation ammunition

Rocco is weakening

Martin.

Fantastic footage, MD. Though he's smaller, the cteno seems defiantly the winner of this match. And great dorsal/caudal flashing on his part.

Talk about stubborn!

Plans already made to get a long tank in 2008.

You guys are evil.

The general mantra around here seems to be

"Resistance is Futile"

shari2 wrote:"Resistance is Futile"

It is... I've shown it to my girlfriend and she wants them.

Now to show it to more friends MUAHAHAHAHA!

Thanks for the great comments

Mark in Vancouver wrote:Fantastic footage, MD. Though he's smaller, the cteno seems defiantly the winner of this match. And great dorsal/caudal flashing on his part.

Talk about stubborn!

The cteno did win eventually, after the Sewellia swam of he sat on the cobble posing for about 10 minutes with all his fins flared and then swam off and decided to pick a fight with a spottie over a cobble at the back of the tank

Hopefully I will manage some decent footage of the spotties soon

Oh he's really got attitude if he wants to take on one of those eh Mark?

Certainly, in my experience I would say ctenocephalus are one of the most tenacious species when an altercation starts. I'm very suprised that a Sewellia backed down eventually though.

Martin.

That's very cool! It appears the rules are as long as the cento can keep the Sewellia from touching the rock, he's the winner. It's funny how he keeps wedging hinself under the Sewellia. Reminds me of Sumo wrestlers....only not as chubby.

Martin Thoene wrote:Oh he's really got attitude if he wants to take on one of those eh Mark?

Martin.

Your not wrong Martin, when the spotties start racing around its like formation flying and all the other hillies dart out of the way as the pass overhead except for that cteno, If he was human he would be built like a brick outhouse have tattoos and own a bull terrier

Haha! A CHAV ctenocephalus

CHAV - derogatory British term for "Council House And Violent" - A type of person much as Mark described above.

Martin.