Slippery characters

The forum for the very best information on loaches of all types. Come learn from our membership's vast experience!

Moderator: LoachForumModerators

Post Reply
User avatar
Emma Turner
Posts: 8901
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:07 pm
Location: Peterborough, UK
Contact:
Contact Emma Turner

Slippery characters

Post by Emma Turner » Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:37 pm

Some of you already know that I've been trying to get better pics of these *new* Pangios, which were imported a few weeks ago as "Pangio cf. piperata" and have been proving very secretive:

Image

They are clearly much more like P. anguillaris, although have a much more brown/golden colouration and stronger markings. I put a few into my photo tank the other evening, and here are the results:

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

With a ruler (inches) for size comparison:

Image

Image

Emma
Image
East of the Sun, West of the Moon.
Image
Top
User avatar
Munkee
Posts: 295
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 10:19 pm
Location: Long Island
Contact:
Contact Munkee

Post by Munkee » Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:57 pm

They are lovely! I like the gold coloration they have. They look huge as well, how large are they at this point?
Top
User avatar
mikev
Posts: 3103
Joined: Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:06 pm
Location: NY

Post by mikev » Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:07 pm

Fantastic!

If I'm reading the ruler correctly, they are about 2"? -- this makes them about as long but much thinner than P.Oblonga.
Top
User avatar
LoachOrgy
Posts: 1235
Joined: Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:09 pm
Location: Florida, USA

Post by LoachOrgy » Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:26 pm

Wow! :shock:

very unique colors!
All your loaches are belong to me!
Top
User avatar
Whitey_MacLeod
Posts: 291
Joined: Thu May 17, 2007 12:27 am
Location: Sheffield, England

Post by Whitey_MacLeod » Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:51 pm

Very nice!
I especially like the pink colouration on the fish in the last photo :shock:
Fast and bulbous!
Top
lf11casey
Posts: 597
Joined: Wed May 16, 2007 9:30 pm
Location: TN, U.S.A

Post by lf11casey » Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:12 pm

Nice pics Emma. These are very interesting loaches. The only loaches ( with eel like bodies) I've ever seen are the usual kuhlis. It's nice to see variety.
Top
User avatar
Emma Turner
Posts: 8901
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:07 pm
Location: Peterborough, UK
Contact:
Contact Emma Turner

Post by Emma Turner » Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:45 pm

Thank you. :D

mikev - these are between 2 and 3" TL, quite a variation in sizes in this shipment.
Image
East of the Sun, West of the Moon.
Image
Top
User avatar
Mad Duff
Posts: 2821
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:58 am
Location: Middlesbrough, UK
Contact:
Contact Mad Duff

Post by Mad Duff » Sat Jun 16, 2007 4:14 am

Great pictures Emma :)
Image

Pardon my honesty - I am a Northerner

14 loach species bred, which will be next?
Top
User avatar
loachmom
Posts: 1627
Joined: Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:13 pm
Location: USA

Post by loachmom » Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:55 am

Wonderful pictures, Emma!
I really like that first one of them peeking out from under the rock. :D
Top
User avatar
Graeme Robson
Posts: 9096
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:34 am
Location: Peterborough, UK
Contact:
Contact Graeme Robson

Post by Graeme Robson » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:53 am

Superb looking Pangio's there Em! 8)
Image
Top
User avatar
sophie
Posts: 1883
Joined: Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:15 am
Location: birmingham. definitely not Alabama!
Contact:
Contact sophie

Post by sophie » Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:07 pm

Lovely, lovely fish! and utterly magic photos, as usual.
sophie.
there is no them
there is only us

http://www.duckduckgoosestuff.co.uk
Top
User avatar
Emma Turner
Posts: 8901
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:07 pm
Location: Peterborough, UK
Contact:
Contact Emma Turner

Post by Emma Turner » Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:20 pm

Thank you. :D
Image
East of the Sun, West of the Moon.
Image
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Loach Forum”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot], Majestic-12 [Bot] and 238 guests