madmartian
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This is a pretty good shot! 
Random shots of my collections
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madmartian
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Looks good after the crop
madmartian
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Does your pets have local names? :think: The original names kinda hard to pronounce & remember............:bsmilie: :bsmilie:
Schmike
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normally when i post i prefer to use scientific names.
i dont normally call them as their scientific names. ;p
here's the list thus far:
Polypterus senegalus senegalus - Senegal Bichir
Lepisosteus platyrhincus - Florida Gar
Parancistrus aurantiacus "Xanto" - Xanto
Acanthicus Adonis (albino) - Adonis
Carettochelys insculpta - Pig Nosed Turtle
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia - Fire Eel
Potamotrygon motoro "marbled" - Marbled Motoro
Polypterus ornatipinnis - Ornate Bichir
Liosomadoras oncinus - Jaguar Catfish
Datnioides microlepis - Indonesian Tiger (IT)
Chromobotia macracanthus - Clown Loach
Hydrolycus armatus - Sabretooth Characin
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivis - Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish
i dont normally call them as their scientific names. ;p
here's the list thus far:
Polypterus senegalus senegalus - Senegal Bichir
Lepisosteus platyrhincus - Florida Gar
Parancistrus aurantiacus "Xanto" - Xanto
Acanthicus Adonis (albino) - Adonis
Carettochelys insculpta - Pig Nosed Turtle
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia - Fire Eel
Potamotrygon motoro "marbled" - Marbled Motoro
Polypterus ornatipinnis - Ornate Bichir
Liosomadoras oncinus - Jaguar Catfish
Datnioides microlepis - Indonesian Tiger (IT)
Chromobotia macracanthus - Clown Loach
Hydrolycus armatus - Sabretooth Characin
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivis - Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish
madmartian
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Hey thks. Easier to relate to them with the local id though not familiar with the species
Schmike
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Hey thks. Easier to relate to them with the local id though not familiar with the species
some shops dont even know their common names.
some only write chinese names or like the black & white pleco which i posted. it is actually a cheap common pleco. but theres quite a few species of common pleco and everyone normally just term them together as L001 which is in fact, a specific species under the same genus.
this is a L001 (Gold Spot Pleco, Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus) taken last night:
Schmike
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Endi/Endy (Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri):
Lima Shovelnose (Sorubim lima):
Zebra Shovelnose (Brachyplatystoma tigrinum) more common known as Tigrinus locally after its previous sci name (Merodontotus tigrinus):
Golden Dorado (Salminus maxillosus):
still didnt manage to capture a gd shot of the fangs of the armatus:
Lima Shovelnose (Sorubim lima):
Zebra Shovelnose (Brachyplatystoma tigrinum) more common known as Tigrinus locally after its previous sci name (Merodontotus tigrinus):
Golden Dorado (Salminus maxillosus):
still didnt manage to capture a gd shot of the fangs of the armatus:
madmartian
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Nice shot of the Endy, Lima Shovelnose & the Golden Dorado (minus the other two fishes). The Armatus looks like a mini Piranha...........:bsmilie:
Schmike
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they r fr the same family of Charcin as pirahna same goes for the dorado.
the difference is their teeth structure n the way they eat. these guys swallow their food whole n they dont tear flesh. pirahnas do.
in fact, the armatus is actually a tetra.
in time to come, these 2 fellas will b bigger than most species of pirahnas.
the difference is their teeth structure n the way they eat. these guys swallow their food whole n they dont tear flesh. pirahnas do.
in fact, the armatus is actually a tetra.
in time to come, these 2 fellas will b bigger than most species of pirahnas.
madmartian
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Tetra? I use to keep neon tetras. Are they sub species? Don't think they have teeth like the armatus rite? I use to put my hands in the tank :sweat:...........:bsmilie:they r fr the same family of Charcin as pirahna same goes for the dorado.
the difference is their teeth structure n the way they eat. these guys swallow their food whole n they dont tear flesh. pirahnas do.
in fact, the armatus is actually a tetra.
in time to come, these 2 fellas will b bigger than most species of pirahnas.
Schmike
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dont worry. there r many species of tetras. those small little guys wont do any harm to u. even if its an armatus it wont do any harm to anyone. dont get fooled by their teeth. those r meant to grip on to their prey. not to bite anyone. they wont attack anything that they cant swallow.
madmartian
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Good thing I dun look like food to them.................:bsmilie: :bsmilie:
Anyway, I stopped keeping fishes for over 10 yrs now
madmartian
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:devil:..............................:bsmilie: :bsmilie:time to return to this wonderful hobby.
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