12" Clown Loaches ???

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12" Clown Loaches ???

Post by mikev » Sun Aug 20, 2006 2:03 pm

Perhaps someone is interested:

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/ ... 1156254434


I wonder where they are getting them...Indonesia does not allow exports of large clowns...
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Post by palaeodave » Sun Aug 20, 2006 2:42 pm

The fact that they're calling them 'crown' loaches (not an easy type-o to make!) doesn't fill me with confidence! :?
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Post by Martin Thoene » Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:19 pm

palaeodave wrote:The fact that they're calling them 'crown' loaches (not an easy type-o to make!) doesn't fill me with confidence! :?
You will quite often find Chinese or Japanese people substituting 'r' for 'l', so that's not an uncommon thing at all. Possibly a Chinese business running out of Bangkok?

I'm more dubious of the shape of that fish being a 12" fish.

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Post by Emma Turner » Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:22 pm

I don't believe that is a 12" specimen, the proportions look all wrong. It does unfortunately look to be quite beaten up and skinny. :( I hope it finds a good home.

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Post by Graeme Robson » Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:31 pm

The 'head' stands out as if it's others parts are deprived of feedings. It wants to grow, but cant. :cry:

So sad!
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Post by Jim Powers » Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:58 pm

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Post by chefkeith » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:28 pm

here's another pic of the bigs clowns at their website-
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and the one at aquabid-
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Post by chefkeith » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:31 pm

$400 + 140 shipping. That's an expensive fish. I'd love to have them though.
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