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My biggest cheni baby. At some point I might post some pictures of it's pattern development:


The heart really stands out at this size:


Takeoff:


They're amazingly well camoflaged against algae-covered rocks:


A few of the adults, on the glass:




And on an indian almond leaf:


And finally, not a loach, but I'm very pleased with this shot- my white clouds are usually too quick to get decent photos:


I found another three fry today, but unfortunately not until I'd siphoned them into a bucket Two of them didn't make it and it was a real nightmare getting the last one back in the tank. In the end I had to scoop out all the junk with a spoon and gently lower the whole bucket into the tank I'm a bit gutted about it but there was no way I could have known they were there- they were so small I suspect they hadn't emerged from the substrate until they got hoovered out of there

Nice fish/pictures. Thanks.

Great pics Whitey

Sorry to hear about the cheni fry

Lovely pictures... The leaf one looks fun
Sorry to hear about the little-en... hopefully it will make it

Nice hillstreams! Sorry about the little ones but hopefully that one little guy will do fine.

Nice pics! I like that patterns on the little cheni.
Too bad about the fry that ended up in the bucket. I used to have that problem too occasionally.

Excellent pics, Whitey. The WCMM came out beautifully!

Emma

Cheers everyone.
The new guy was out today and didn't seem any the worse for his big adventure in bucket land. I saw some signs of spawning behaviour again, so no doubt I'll find some more fry sooner or later.

Back home safe:


I've been having a bit of a sort through my photos. Here's a picture of the little guy above taken a month ago:


Hard to believe it's the same fish, it's been fascinating watching them develop.

Fascinating photos!

The way your fry blends with the gravel is really cool

Think you got your pics switched around there

The good thing is that despite this syphoning accident once they start breeding it's usually pretty regular. Therefore you'll get replacements.

I virtually never vacuum my tank....just for that reason. I have done it occasionally, but only if I haven't witnessed an spawning activity in the last 2 weeks. The layout of the tank stops any vacuuming being very effective anyway.

Martin.

Martin Thoene wrote:Think you got your pics switched around there

Sorry, should have been clearer.

One month ago:


Now:


In my tank the sand slowly drift towards the filters and builds up to the point where I occasionlly have to remove a bit. Most of the sand stays fairly clean. It's unfortunte that these guys were in the one spot that does require a good clean every so often.

mikev wrote:Fascinating photos!

The way your fry blends with the gravel is really cool

Yes, I really like that camouflage picture, and your White Cloud picture is great!!

Thanks for all the photos!