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Hello to the guys at the Aquatic Rooms, Edinburgh
Posted: 22 Oct 2005, 17:51
by Jools
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
Posted: 07 Nov 2005, 11:02
by Jools
As a follow up post, here's a pic of some fish I picked up now that they are settled. Very clean fish.
Jools
Posted: 07 Nov 2005, 12:13
by WhitePine
did you take those pictures with the new camera?
they look great!
Cheers, Whitepine
Posted: 07 Nov 2005, 12:29
by Jools
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
Posted: 09 Nov 2005, 13:28
by bronzefry
Pencilfish? Endler's Livebearers? Nice!!!!!
Posted: 09 Nov 2005, 19:20
by Jools
bronzefry wrote:Pencilfish? Endler's Livebearers? Nice!!!!!
Yup, got the middle one?
Jools
Posted: 09 Nov 2005, 23:21
by sidguppy
Rasbora vaterifloris
Posted: 13 Nov 2005, 11:26
by Jools
sidguppy wrote:Rasbora vaterifloris
Nicely done, it's a lovely fish and the shoal is looking good. Now, this one might test ya!
Jools
Posted: 13 Nov 2005, 11:59
by Marc van Arc
I take it this is Crossocheilus denisonii.
Posted: 13 Nov 2005, 12:10
by Dave Rinaldo
Posted: 13 Nov 2005, 12:14
by Jools
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
Posted: 13 Nov 2005, 15:19
by Jools
Thought I'd just post another for Sid.
Jools
Posted: 13 Nov 2005, 15:35
by Marc van Arc
Let's have another one. Quiz time!
Posted: 13 Nov 2005, 15:50
by Jools
Well, no one actually identified the Pencilfish.
Jools
Posted: 13 Nov 2005, 16:00
by Silurus
Nannostomus beckfordi
Posted: 13 Nov 2005, 17:51
by sidguppy
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......
Posted: 14 Nov 2005, 12:36
by Jools
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
Posted: 14 Nov 2005, 12:54
by sidguppy
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
Posted: 14 Nov 2005, 13:01
by Jools
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
Posted: 14 Nov 2005, 13:38
by bronzefry
Are they sometimes sold under the name "Buenos Aires Tetra?" The shimmer on those Tetras is amazing.
Posted: 14 Nov 2005, 13:43
by Jools
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
Posted: 14 Nov 2005, 14:04
by bronzefry
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?
Posted: 14 Nov 2005, 21:28
by Marc van Arc
While we are at it, has anyone of you seen Rhoadsia altipinna lately?
Posted: 14 Nov 2005, 21:47
by sidguppy
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......
Posted: 14 Nov 2005, 23:15
by Jools
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