Hey guys, why the long face?

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Hey guys, why the long face?

Post by JWhipple » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:52 pm

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Post by Barracuda518 » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:13 pm

Nice Pictures 8)
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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:44 pm

Nice young specimens. But I'll beg with you to get them in a tank with sand. These guys are made for burrowing, and I suspect that burrowing is a fundamental part of their health/life-cycle. Mine spend about 20% of their time above ground - as far as I can tell. I know the thread title was tongue in cheek, but they have a long face to facilitate time under the substrate. You are obliged to deliver, IMO.

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Post by Ashleigh » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:55 am

Mark in Vancouver wrote:Nice young specimens. But I'll beg with you to get them in a tank with sand. These guys are made for burrowing, and I suspect that burrowing is a fundamental part of their health/life-cycle. Mine spend about 20% of their time above ground - as far as I can tell. I know the thread title was tongue in cheek, but they have a long face to facilitate time under the substrate. You are obliged to deliver, IMO.

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Agreed; mine only surface for feeding time if even. A definate compulsory for sand if keeping these guys :wink:

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Post by newshound » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:38 pm

what mark said
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Post by shari2 » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:46 pm

JWhipple,

Is it a function of the photos or does the littler guy seem to have some redness on his nose? They really do stuff their faces into the substrate. . .
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Post by JWhipple » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:55 pm

I just looked at the originals (no alterations in Paint Shop) - the redness isn't there... Go figure?
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Post by Shieldmaiden » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:45 pm

Those are adorable!

I just read the post in the freshwater forum about switching gravel to sand - don't feel bad, I'm there too.

What kind of loaches are those?
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Post by JWhipple » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:48 pm

Horse faced loaches.
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Post by Shieldmaiden » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:00 pm

Well, that makes sense. :wink: Way cute...
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