Graeme look at this fish, haha Y caudipunctata

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:56 am

this is for all, but especially for Graeme as he's just got a small shoal of them. Y caudipunctata
i said that mine are well spotted on the tail and dorsal, but here's the proof bud. HaHa

and a nice head shot.

enjoy
mick

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:14 am

Spotacular!

Very nice fish and pics.

Martin.

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:15 am

Well spotted. Nice looking fish there.

starsplitter7 · Post by **starsplitter7** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:57 am

Those fish pictures are gorgeous and the fish is looking a bit chubby. Beautiful! I love how you can see the eye switchblade pocket.

grizzlyone · Post by **grizzlyone** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:18 am

Spot on there, Spot on...lol

Kevin

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:25 am

How big are these fish Mick? I'm guessing around the 3" mark if not bigger?

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:32 am

hi Doc, the largest caudipunctata i have is a touch over 4 inch SL, the one in the pic is between 3.5 to 4 inch SL.
by the body shape of that one i'm guessing it's the only female i have and 3 males.
thanks all for the kind remarks.

mick

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:17 pm

Oh W

W!!!

She's a real stunner Mick! Gorgeous looking specimen!

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:22 pm

i forgot to mention all the credit for these fish should go to my mate Andy ( piggy4), as he did all the hard work on them.
abit back i wanted to take some pics of them so Andy brought the 3 of them, then he asked did i want them.
well what would you say, and now they're mine.

mick

helen nightingale · Post by **helen nightingale** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:34 pm

WOW, Mick, what a lovely fish

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:03 pm

What a beauty!

Aside from the gorgeous fin markings on this one, I really love the glittering iridescence on the flanks of many of the Yasuhikotakia species.

Emma

Barracuda518 · Post by **Barracuda518** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:50 pm

Wow, nice fish Mick. I agree with Emma, the iridescence really makes them stand out. Too bad they are so nasty

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:26 pm

believe it or not Jason, but they aren't very aggresive they might have a minor do among their own species but usually they leave all the other botias alone,
all i can say is if a fish wants a bit of a barney then this fish can certainly hold it's own against them.

mick

Mike Ophir · Post by **Mike Ophir** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:55 am

I agree, my Y. caudipunctata batch is not that aggressive at all. Sure there is the occasional nip or squable, but overall, this species has proven to be one of the more docile ones that I have kept in the Modesta complex. They are hard to find, so when you do find them, make sure you scoop them up!

Mike

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