New (possible loach) baby mystery!

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:01 pm

Lovely new findigs Emma!

WoOt!!

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:26 pm

Thank you.

Here's a quick pic of the little one (2nd spawning) from today:

Jim - I think I'll be making time to check the filter over the weekend!

Emma

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:05 pm

Update 08-01-2007.

First off, here's a few pics I took yesterday of the original fry. You can see from one of the pics that it was attempting to cling to a cobble once more:

And here's some pictures taken today, which show it's first really successful bout of clinging on side of one of the powerheads!

.......

This fish is now 18mm TL.

Emma

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:13 pm

Superb!

As i predicted! Larger Sewellia species will generally grow in there own rate. Not to mention the give a way black body markings that will grow in time, leaving beautiful gold spots.

Amazing pictures Emma.

mamaschild · Post by **mamaschild** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:16 pm

AWWWWWW, what a sweet little thing

:) I love the markings on it's nose

Looks like the fins are growing closer together. Starting to look more Hilly

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:12 pm

Lovely

Its amazing how much its pectoral fins have grown in a couple of weeks

Jim Powers · Post by **Jim Powers** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:16 pm

Now its starting to look more like your other Sewellia fry.

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 6:09 pm

Finally, it joins the Sew-ing club!

I think watching the markings develop on this is going to be even more fascinating than the S. lineolata.

So Em.....is your breeding article now going to be a double-whammy?

Martin.

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:41 pm

Thanks everyone!

I'm going to start putting together some composite pics charting the development of both these Sewellia species for use in my forthcoming Tropical World article, and which can also be used on LOL. I'm actually really looking forward to putting the pics together as I'm sure the change in body shape and markings over time is going to be quite phenominal.

I just hope that now this little one has become a 'novice cling-on', that it still provides me with a few good photo opportunities. It's still 100% braver than the adults, who rarely venture out in the daytime, especially with the sight of me peering in at them!

The even-littler one (if that's a word?) is still safe and displaying his 4 solid black vertical bars.

He's staying over the RHS of the tank quite near to where the Schistura balteata constructed their burrow under the cobbles. Hopefully he'll continue to hide when necessary.

Didn't get a chance to look in the filter over the weekend, so will aim to do this over the next few days.

Emma

Mike Ophir · Post by **Mike Ophir** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:55 pm

good luck emma!

Mike

wasserscheu · Post by **wasserscheu** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:41 am

Emma Turner wrote: ... the change in body shape and markings over time is going to be quite phenominal...
Emma

... like your fascinating documentation.

Many thanks from Germany

Wolfram

helen nightingale · Post by **helen nightingale** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:07 am

Good news Emma

Tom got me a subscription for Christmas, so i am looking forward to reading your article. it should be fascinating to compare the pictures. it sounds like your stripey baby knows well who to hide from and who not to

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:11 pm

Update 11-01-2007:

I checked the filter today whilst doing a water change and other maintenance, but sadly no babies to report this time.

Anyway, I managed to get a few pics later on, which I hope you'll enjoy looking through.

Here's the bigger of the two Sewellia sp. 'spotted' fry. As you can see the pattern is really evolving now:

And with a similarly sized Sewellia lineolata fry (top):

This fish is still spending the vast majority of it's time on the substrate. However, when I started siphoning some of the muck off the sand earlier, it instinctively seemed to know to move itself up onto a vertical piece of bogwood out of the way and hung there until I was finished!

Later on, I got a rare opportunity to photograph one of the Spotty adults!....

'Wide load coming through!'

I thought I'd also take this opportunity to share a few pics of my tank-bred sub-adult Sewellia lineolata:

And here's a nice shot of one of the youngsters with 'mum' on an exposed area of the River-Tank manifold (exposed by the Schistura balteata digging their pit nearby):

And talk of the devil! I was fortunate enough to be sat in front of the tank with the camera at the ready when one of the aforementioned Schisturas ventured out (another rare occurence). As you can see, this fish is rather fat, which is probably due to the amount of Sewellia eggs it no doubt consumes. It's partner in crime (who didn't venture out on this occasion) is of the same proportions!:

Emma

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:39 pm

Brilliant pics as usual Emma, its amazing how much the Spotty fry is changing, it will be nice to see a set of pictures showing its development

And thank you for helping me make my mind up, after them photos I am going for the Sewellia Lineolata for my first Hillies

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:14 pm

Oh yes!! Stunning pictures, Emma.

I think a few of these should be moved to the main site.

Drool..........

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