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Merry Christmas to all my Loach buddies!

Posted By: Martin Thoene <martin.thoene@lakenheath.af.mil>
Date: Thursday, 24 December 1998, at 10:43 p.m.

Whilst all you lot are on holiday, I've actually just come back from leave and will be working over the Christmas period. I had a great break, visiting friends and hit a bunch of fish shops in the London area. There are Botia dario EVERYWHERE! Strange really, as I've never seen them before in this country. I saw one only, somewhat skinny histrionica.....gorgeous! There's a lot of yoyos, striatas, clowns (of course), getto, a few superciliaris and (JL take note!), quite a bunch of zippers about! I saw some fabulous sidthimunki in a couple of planted show-tanks, but ones for sale are like hen's teeth. I ma