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Shovelnose Moderator

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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: Trypanocide In Tranquebar |
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| Demon wrote (View Post):
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Only 3 Eels. Now the biggest of them has grown well and successfully swallowed the other two. Sometimes shows up brilliant red, sometimes brown.
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Oh!! Atleast one survived.. would like to see how it grows up :-) It had brilliant coloration even when stressed.
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I see another signature changing campaign has started. I should keep me mouth shut on trips.  |
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rasikanayak Moderator

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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:29 am Post subject: Re: Trypanocide In Tranquebar |
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Ace! Loved your writing, pics and the whole adventure so much That I went through it thrice
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Shovelnose Moderator

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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Trypanocide In Tranquebar |
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Thanks Nayak.
Out with the ID'S if anyone knows 'em. Especially the Killie and the Hemiramphid. |
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Shankar Committed Member of IAH

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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:39 pm Post subject: Re: Trypanocide In Tranquebar |
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| Our taxanomist should have begun his work last evening on IDing the mystery Aplocheilus. |
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Marc Moderator

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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: Trypanocide In Tranquebar |
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Let me kick start the id'ying.
Hyporhamphus limbatus
Reason for id:
1) Slender lower jaw
2) Fins hyaline
Juvenile of the family Mugilidae
Reason for id:
1) Shape of the head
2) Position of the second dorsal fin
Aplocheilus parvus
Reason:
1) What else can it be??? Maybe A. blockii
Puntius sophore
Reason for id
1) Presence of both dorsal fin spot and caudal peduncle spot.
2) Dorsal fin spot not in the angle (vs in angle for P.chola)
Mystus gulio
Reason for id:
1) No visible marking on the body
2) I can see nasal barbels
3) Small adipose fin base
Hyporhamphus xanthopterus
Reason for id:
1) Thicker lower jaw
2) Yellow fins
Fish on top: Could be Arius sp.
Reason : I cant see nasal barbels
Fish below: Mystus vittatus
Reason: Clear lateral stripes on the body and presence of nasal barbels |
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Kastor48252 Regular Poster on IAH

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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:22 am Post subject: Re: Trypanocide In Tranquebar |
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Great thread. Wonderful write up. Why do you have to post pics of the food? Too tempting.  |
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Shovelnose Moderator

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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:49 pm Post subject: Re: Trypanocide In Tranquebar |
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Thanks for the ID'S Marcus. I think both the fish in the last pic are Mystus. I counted the barbels on most of the fish in that tank and they all seem to have 4 pairs.
Growing quite well on live food.
The alleged Arius does not look like an Arius after all. Does have 4 pairs of barbels.
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Shovelnose Moderator

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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: Trypanocide In Tranquebar |
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| Mystus gulio is the opinion given. |
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killikid Frequent Visitor to IAH

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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: Trypanocide In Tranquebar |
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Nice write-up, BTW The bird is a 'Brahminy Kite' ~Juvenile  |
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Marc Moderator

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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: Trypanocide In Tranquebar |
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Mytus gulio it is.  |
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