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mikev
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Post by mikev » Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:07 pm

Is it actually ok for G.Striata and L.Guntea?
It seems that 72F-74F is the lowest acceptable limit, any chiller would be too cold?

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Post by Graeme Robson » Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:49 pm

The G striata should be fine. I'm not sure on the Lepidocephalichthys guntea. I keep my Lepidocephalichthys in temps of 75F. Other Lepidocephalichthys are supposed to handle colder temps though.
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Post by Jim Powers » Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:33 pm

I forgot about the B. striata. I think that would be just a bit low for them. The L. guntea should be fine, though. I had two in my original river tank and kept the temps about 70-72F and they did very well
With a tank like this, you might just get some hillstream breeding. The Sewellia, chenis and possibly the vannies are good candidates. If that does happen, you might want to house the striata and the schistura elsewhere.
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Post by Graeme Robson » Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:58 pm

I think we have these striata's mixed up. I was thinking of the Longischistura striata. :lol:
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Post by chris1932 » Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:36 pm

Always Always look closely you never know what you might find... Mismarked

Todays purchases

4 Schistura kohchangensis
and mixed in with the shipment
3 Nemacheilus masyae

I am a happy loachy guy. As soon as they started feeling comfortable deep red marks apeared on the dorsal spines and I ran to the computer to see if there were anything like it. Sure enough I found my fish "masyae" what beautys.

Pictures on the way,
Hello all from Happy River
I have lost count of how many tanks I have

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Post by Barracuda518 » Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:33 am

Looks good :D

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new pictures

Post by chris1932 » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:29 pm

These are some new pictures.

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Nemacheilus masyae and Schistura kohchangensis going into Q

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Nemacheilus masyae and Schistura kohchangensis going into Q overhead shot

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Three Sewellia gunning for a fight. On the river rock today we have Sewellia fight

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The fight has begun.... Please dont hurt each other.

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Yikes...... They arent listening to me

The interactions between fish in this tank are amazing. Alot different than in the 30 or 20 I had. I see twice as much of the inhabitants now and I think it is because they have so much more room to roam. Algea is starting to take off and I can see the tracks where grazing has taken place.
Hello all from Happy River
I have lost count of how many tanks I have

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