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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:00 pm

Graeme gets free moments? :!:
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Post by Emma Turner » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:02 pm

Only between the hours of 1am and 4am when he's let out of the doghouse. :wink:
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Post by Graeme Robson » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:04 pm

Hey.......... I herd that! :wink:
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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:26 pm

Howls of laughter!
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Post by crazy loaches » Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:10 pm

Nice!

These appear to be the same as the very first loach I ever had! Weird that such a rare one was the first I came across at a lfs - and I have never seen them there since. At least I beleive they were the same, they were also called Ocellated Loach. It appeared to match the species profile http://www.loaches.com/species-index/ac ... bidipinnis not sure how they all differe or if mine was one of those or one of the ones you have now. Here is the only pic I have of it: http://tristan.homelinux.net/fish/ocelloach.JPG To be honest, it was that guy in the pic that really got me into loaches. Wish I'd see them again.
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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:22 am

Yeah within the Acanthocobitis sp family, the Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis is the largest with a noticeable large Dorsal fin. The Acanthocobitis botia is the next size down with the Acanthocobitis zonalternans and the Acanthocobitis uruphthalmus being the smallest.

Nice looking acanthocobitis rubidipinnis, crazy loaches! 8)
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Post by Martin Thoene » Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:23 pm

Just picked up 4 Acanthocobitis uruphthalmus from Harold today. They're such little cuties.

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Post by Emma Turner » Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:27 pm

Cool! 8) And yes, they are very cute. Would look even cuter on a species profile wouldn't they?
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Post by Graeme Robson » Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:37 pm

I know, i know... :oops:

I've got two profiles to do with them being the Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi and the Acanthocobitis urophthalmus but i wont be able to do them until Sunday. Feel free to do the Acanthocobitis urophthalmus's profile in the meantime as i'm out and about on Saturday. Please...... :wink:
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Post by Martin Thoene » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:34 pm

Here's some pics for you Graeme 8)

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They're already noshing down on my frozen food, so I should get them plumped up fairly soon.

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Post by piggy4 » Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:17 am

Hi Graeme , i've got a funny feeling A .Povenatious could be the largest , thats the fish in Andrew Rao's book as rubidipinnis ! they dont half get some size on them ! possibly about 6inch ?
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Post by Graeme Robson » Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:33 am

Superb pictures Martin! :D You'll get these chaps in tip-top condition in no time, i knows! :wink:

Hi Andy, Yes that is possible mate. I'm only going on which species we have as profiles at the moment. You haven't got any pictures of a Acanthocobitis povenatious have you? :wink:
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Post by piggy4 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:33 am

:( no mate , i wish i had ! the Darkone could be our answer :lol:
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Post by Graeme Robson » Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:00 pm

piggy4 wrote::( no mate , i wish i had ! the Darkone could be our answer :lol:
I'll try and summon him... :wink:
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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:16 pm

Nice specimens, Martin!
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