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rasikanayak
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 Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:40 am Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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Bharat Bandh gave a much needed free time to sort out a few fishes.
The Loaches and Barilius got their own tank.
Its one month since we caught the Betadevario ramachandrani. Beautiful fishes. The iridescence of these fishes has to be seen to be believed. They have started schooling now and not all that jittery as at the beginning. Even then I have to approach the tank as if sneaking up on a cat. 
Two of the Juveniles were engaged in mock spawning yesterday morning, after a water change on Sunday night. Gluttons, they hog everything.
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Lawrenze
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:51 am Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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Wow! Those are some really beautiful fish...collected from where, Nayak? Don't tell me from Beta's place
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:29 pm Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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Cool fishes. I would say 'Black neon danios'
Hope they spawn. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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Looking fab Nayak! Bandhs are not that bad after all 
Will try dropping by some weekend morning to see these for myself |
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Lawrenze
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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| rasikanayak wrote (View Post):
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Lawrence,
These fishes are named after Beta. 
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Was just kidding, Nayakji...when are we going to get to see fish named after you 
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:25 pm Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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| random2 wrote (View Post):
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Cool fishes. I would say 'Black neon danios'
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Yup, that's the trade name. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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Yup, that's the trade name.
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Didn't know they were available commercially (i.e after the first batch came in around early 2008). Are these available easily? |
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Shankar
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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Why do you think their count in the wild is not that great, as a typical Danionin should be.  |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:54 pm Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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@Shankar,
Didnt know about their commercial availability (at present), thats why the question. And more so as I am interested in having a group. Any chance of getting these? (a PM would also do on the source)
If thats the case, per Rahul's words - Maybe they didnt deserve so much of bloodshed
PS: Actually I was not thinking about their rarity and have no clue on their numbers in the wild. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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I am truly sorry that there was no place for one more guy from Chennai on this epoch breaking trip. Although we should have taken him.
Otherwise this catch would have been one of the rarest of rare catches.
Have to blame Nayak for having only a five seater. |
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Shankar
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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It was around the same time, a few batches made their way to the south east and were sold under the trade name. Poor collection / transportation / over fishing / greed for more made them poor survivors. There wasn't anything to lose, but a lot to gain, eyeing a new entry into the market.
The recent sensible collection and proper acclimatisation, still without major casualties, proves the above. Now that they'll breed with the chasers, no point in importing them back here. The poachers wont have anything much to do now. : ) |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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| trevor wrote (View Post):
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I am truly sorry that there was no place for one more guy from Chennai on this epoch breaking trip. Although we should have taken him.
Otherwise this catch would have been one of the rarest of rare catches.
Have to blame Nayak for having only a five seater.
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The loach poacher?
I'ld been more than happy to experience the leaches. They bloody just ignore me every single time. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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They look in real good shape Nayak! :thumb:
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The loach poacher? Chuckle
I'ld been more than happy to experience the leaches. They bloody just ignore me every single time.
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Bloodless loach poacher? Makes me believe in Alien Invasion! |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:34 am Post subject: Re: A long journey begins- My fish room! |
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Lovely specimen dude...  |
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