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Re: My new babies are settling in nicely. Some Homaloptera orthogoniata observations.

Posted By: Iris <Iris6@aol.com>
Date: Tuesday, 25 January 2000, at 5:44 p.m.

In Response To: My new babies are settling in nicely. Some Homaloptera orthogoniata observations. (Martin Thoene)

I'm having loach deja vu here. Even though your Homaloptera and my Botias are not related, I noticed many of the same things - notably how the color improved and became brighter as the little fellows settled in. Also, in a kind of reverse move, my modestas were all over the tank and active and responsive to me for the first few weeks, but now that they've all gotten little territories, they only come out for food (except for the one who's always challenging this other gal's territory) - and all the activity is much as you describe!

It does look as though your little fellows are smelling the food. How do fish smell, by the way? Obviously they do. I know how they hear, which is fascinating in itself - at least for corydoras.

Enjoy your new friends, they sound great! Oh, remind me - is this river tank also 44" long, or is it different?

Iris
 

Messages In This Thread

• My new babies are settling in nicely. Some Homaloptera orthogoniata observations.
  Martin Thoene -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 12:45 a.m.
  • Re: My new babies are settling in nicely. Some Homaloptera orthogoniata observations.
    Fran -- Tuesday, 25 January 2000, at 3:17 p.m.
  • Re: My new babies are settling in nicely. Some Homaloptera orthogoniata observations.
    Dave Guest -- Tuesday, 25 January 2000, at 4:23 p.m.
    • Homaloptera orthogoniata should learn to read.
      Martin Thoene -- Tuesday, 25 January 2000, at 4:55 p.m.
      • Re: Homaloptera orthogoniata should learn to read.
        Dave Guest -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 5:08 a.m.
  • Re: My new babies are settling in nicely. Some Homaloptera orthogoniata observations.
    Iris -- Tuesday, 25 January 2000, at 5:44 p.m.
    • How do fish smell?
      Dr. Momfish -- Tuesday, 25 January 2000, at 9:47 p.m.
      • Re: How do fish smell?
        Iris -- Tuesday, 25 January 2000, at 10:44 p.m.
        • Re: How do fish smell?
          Vicky -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 7:22 a.m.
          • Re: How do fish smell? Do I accept this open opportunity/challenge to comment?
            Martin Thoene -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 9:48 a.m.
            • Re: Martin, you are a gentleman. :-) n/m
              Fran -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 2:15 p.m.
              • Why thankyou kind Lady, that's the second time this week that I've been called that!....n/m
                Martin Thoene -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 2:29 p.m.
            • Re: How do fish smell? Do I accept this open opportunity/challenge to comment?
              Iris -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 5:21 p.m.
              • Re: How do fish smell? Do I accept this open opportunity/challenge to comment?
                Matt M. -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 9:13 p.m.
              • Once, twice, three times a laddie...........
                Martin Thoene -- Thursday, 27 January 2000, at 2:41 p.m.
          • Dances with Fish
            Iris -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 5:10 p.m.
            • Re: Dances with Fish
              Fran -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 10:38 p.m.
              • Dances with Fish - Can anyone here do the loachy wiggle?
                Anthony -- Thursday, 27 January 2000, at 10:17 a.m.
            • Re: Dances with Fish
              Ron -- Thursday, 27 January 2000, at 12:54 p.m.
              • I feel a song coming on..........................
                Martin Thoene -- Friday, 28 January 2000, at 12:26 a.m.
                • Re: I feel a song coming on............check the original...............
                  Martin Thoene -- Thursday, 27 January 2000, at 1:58 p.m.
                • Re: I feel a song coming on..........................
                  Iris -- Thursday, 27 January 2000, at 3:21 p.m.
                  • Oh yes, I was aware.......................
                    Martin Thoene -- Thursday, 27 January 2000, at 3:37 p.m.
      • Re: How do fish smell?
        Ed Averill -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 11:36 a.m.
    • Iris, it's the SAME 44" tank as in the River-Tank article.
      Martin Thoene -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 10:00 a.m.
      • Re: Iris, it's the SAME 44" tank as in the River-Tank article.
        Iris -- Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 5:44 p.m.
        • Iris, my odd-sized tanks.
          Martin Thoene -- Thursday, 27 January 2000, at 1:07 p.m.
          • Re: Iris, my odd-sized tanks.
            Iris -- Thursday, 27 January 2000, at 3:18 p.m.
            • Thanks for the warnings.
              Martin Thoene -- Thursday, 27 January 2000, at 3:42 p.m.
              • Re: Thanks for the warnings.
                Iris -- Thursday, 27 January 2000, at 3:52 p.m.
  • That is great news Martin....
    BB -- Thursday, 27 January 2000, at 1:00 a.m.
    • BB, territorial observations.
      Martin Thoene -- Thursday, 27 January 2000, at 2:38 p.m.