Homaloptera yunnanensis

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Homaloptera yunnanensis

Post by Graeme Robson » Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:35 pm

Yesterday, whilst hungover i managed to capture one of my Homaloptera yunnanensis on camera. Hurray! Image

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Post by Mad Duff » Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:42 pm

Lovely picture Graeme :)
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Post by Emma Turner » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:01 pm

Excellent shots. :D I just love the markings on these chaps. 8)

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Post by Jim Powers » Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:25 pm

Great shots! I know just how difficult it is to get these fish to sit still long enough to photograph.
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Post by mikev » Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:59 pm

Great shots!

Could you say a couple of words about the personality of this fish?

The body shape is toward Confuzona rather than Smithi....what is the behavior?
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Post by Jim Powers » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:23 pm

I have had two of these fish for about 4 years. They tend to be very shy, more so than confuzona and smithi. They eat bloodworms and brine shrimp and, to a lesser extent, pellets.
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Post by Graeme Robson » Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:05 am

Yes! Very shy. Just like there tank-mates the Homaloptera zollingeri. Grrrr!
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Post by mikev » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:08 pm

Interesting.

I saw a couple last weekend and they were dancing Confuzona-like on the glass while the Smithi's around were keeping still. But of course a crowded store tank is not an indication of anything.
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Post by Jim Powers » Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:21 pm

Mine will sometimes do that too. They are shy, but not so much as my lone zollingeri.
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