Hello to the guys at the Aquatic Rooms, Edinburgh

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 22 Oct 2005, 17:51

Just a hello from me as promised to the guys when I was in the shop last week esp. Scott who was helpful in catching me some nice fish.

The Baryancistrus has settled in nicely and is eating frozen bloodworm. I've haven't seen the Banjo since I put it in the tank, so that's about perfect too.

Hope Sky's finger is OK after the puffer bit it.

Jools

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 07 Nov 2005, 11:02

As a follow up post, here's a pic of some fish I picked up now that they are settled. Very clean fish.

Jools

WhitePine · Post by **WhitePine** » 07 Nov 2005, 12:13

did you take those pictures with the new camera?
they look great!

Cheers, Whitepine

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 07 Nov 2005, 12:29

WhitePine wrote:did you take those pictures with the new camera?
they look great!

Cheers, Whitepine

Yeah these were taken with my new Canon EOS350D, it's my first time with an SLR and I really don't understand the science but it was easy enough to understand the basics. I took about 100-120 pics in the first session and these are about the best.

Jools

bronzefry · Post by **bronzefry** » 09 Nov 2005, 13:28

Pencilfish? Endler's Livebearers? Nice!!!!!

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 09 Nov 2005, 19:20

bronzefry wrote:Pencilfish? Endler's Livebearers? Nice!!!!!

Yup, got the middle one?

Jools

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 09 Nov 2005, 23:21

Rasbora vaterifloris

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 13 Nov 2005, 11:26

sidguppy wrote:Rasbora vaterifloris

Nicely done, it's a lovely fish and the shoal is looking good. Now, this one might test ya!

Jools

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 13 Nov 2005, 11:59

I take it this is Crossocheilus denisonii.

Dave Rinaldo · Post by **Dave Rinaldo** » 13 Nov 2005, 12:10

Cyclocheilichthys janthochir
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/albu ... pic_id=277

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 13 Nov 2005, 12:14

Nice spot Dave! It's a lovely fish and I keep it with C. denisonii as you can see one just popping his head in.

Jools

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 13 Nov 2005, 15:19

Thought I'd just post another for Sid.

Jools

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 13 Nov 2005, 15:35

Let's have another one. Quiz time!

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 13 Nov 2005, 15:50

Well, no one actually identified the Pencilfish.

Jools

Post by **Silurus** » 13 Nov 2005, 16:00

Nannostomus beckfordi

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 13 Nov 2005, 17:51

Nice fish, Jools; although my favourite Asian barbs are all a bit more elongate and more active.

currently I have 8 Danio pathirana, wich are very active and peaceful; perfect dithers in my riverine catfish-xollection.

"googled" pic, because my own camera is acting up lately; the battery is playing silly buggers, although it's supposed to be a fairly new battery......

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 14 Nov 2005, 12:36

Those are nice fish. I had a bunch of Barilius a while back that had the same ditherfish thing going on.

OK, next quiz - what's this?

Jools

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 14 Nov 2005, 12:54

Moenkhausia pittieri

nice enough, but very very very common!
btw a subadult, even adult females have a fair bit more sparkling scales.

C'mon Jools, get the true rarities out, or it'll be a walkover, not a challenge

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 14 Nov 2005, 13:01

I thought this is a different fish sold under the common name ojo rojo tetra or red eye diamond tetra.

Here's another pic...

and here's a wild caught <em>M. pitteri</em>, I have collected those in the wild

Same fish???

Jools

bronzefry · Post by **bronzefry** » 14 Nov 2005, 13:38

Are they sometimes sold under the name "Buenos Aires Tetra?" The shimmer on those Tetras is amazing.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 14 Nov 2005, 13:43

bronzefry wrote:Are they sometimes sold under the name "Buenos Aires Tetra?"

They may be, but the BA Tetra is a very different species (google <em>Hemigrammus caudovittatus</em> and you'll see what I mean).

Jools

bronzefry · Post by **bronzefry** » 14 Nov 2005, 14:04

I should have looked it up first, Jools. A few countries off, a red tail, thinner body. (I looked it up in the Baensch Photo Atlas.)

The male has the longer dorsal fin on the M.pittieri?

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 14 Nov 2005, 21:28

While we are at it, has anyone of you seen Rhoadsia altipinna lately?

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 14 Nov 2005, 21:47

Hi Jools

I know your fish isn't an adult male pittieri; that's fairly obvious.

but the scales, the shape, the finnage and especially the red "eyebrow" pointed me to a subadult or female pittieri......

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 14 Nov 2005, 23:15

sidguppy wrote:Hi Jools

I know your fish isn't an adult male pittieri; that's fairly obvious.

but the scales, the shape, the finnage and especially the red "eyebrow" pointed me to a subadult or female pittieri......

Maybe it is, I shall have to let them grow a bit but they did seem different to me even at the size they are now. It is quite possible I have spp.

Jools