Saturday 16 March 2013
BLACK IS THE NEW BLACK AXOLOTL
These are better shots of the black Axolotls that produced those eggs.
UNUSUAL BURMESE PYTHONS
Yes they ARE Burmese Pythons but a light colour variety making them look a great deal more like proper Indian Pythons, Python molorus molorus.
As any hobbyists know you just do not see true Indian Pythons and when you do they cost a great deal of cash to get a hold of.
There is also a light form from Sri Lanka called Python pimbuira (if I spelt that correctly?!)
LMAO.
As any hobbyists know you just do not see true Indian Pythons and when you do they cost a great deal of cash to get a hold of.
There is also a light form from Sri Lanka called Python pimbuira (if I spelt that correctly?!)
LMAO.
SUNBEAM SNAKES
As well as Elephant Trunk Snakes I have also not seen these Sunbeam Snakes in years!
Looking like giant Amphisbaaneans and with that iridescent colour! Stunning!
Looking like giant Amphisbaaneans and with that iridescent colour! Stunning!
Thursday 14 March 2013
PSEUDOTROPHEUS ZEBRA of LAKE MALAWI
Well that is IF that is what they are still listed as...
...they change the names every so often to make themselves feel important, lol.
Anyway another of my favourite groups of fish second.... third only to Cyathopharynx furcifer and the Tropheus genus both of Lake Tanganyika this family is from Lake Malawi. An absolutely stunning valley in Africa known as the Great Right Valley home to many humongous lakes and the three famous ones and as well as the two mentioned of Malawi and Tanganyika you also have Victoria among other smaller ones. Lake Tanganyika is almost in inland sea and even has its own Crabs as well as Jelly Fish!
Now these are all beautiful fish but many keepers do not understand them and do not like them. They avoid them as they fight, but DO look after their eggs and young by mouth-brooding them, and prefer to keep brain dead fish that eat their own eggs no sooner after laying them, lol.
The truth is these fish come from large lakes where competition for feed and reproductive space is in demand. They are not used to being up close all the time and when feeding they will happily all feed together. But then when it comes to attracting a female they are territorial and will fight in enclosed spaces.
Only having a few rocks is a mistake too as they then fight over the rocks?! LOL!
No there are several tricks to keeping them by either having a trio of a male and two females or better still around 10 of them together. This way no one gets picked on enough to be harmed.
Also make no mistake the ones who get picked on tend to be the smaller ones but if they suddenly found themselves to be the larger specimen they in turn would be doing the bullying!
This territorial behaviour is purely down to food and protecting and rearing the eggs from predators and other cichlids that would eat them.
...they change the names every so often to make themselves feel important, lol.
Anyway another of my favourite groups of fish second.... third only to Cyathopharynx furcifer and the Tropheus genus both of Lake Tanganyika this family is from Lake Malawi. An absolutely stunning valley in Africa known as the Great Right Valley home to many humongous lakes and the three famous ones and as well as the two mentioned of Malawi and Tanganyika you also have Victoria among other smaller ones. Lake Tanganyika is almost in inland sea and even has its own Crabs as well as Jelly Fish!
Now these are all beautiful fish but many keepers do not understand them and do not like them. They avoid them as they fight, but DO look after their eggs and young by mouth-brooding them, and prefer to keep brain dead fish that eat their own eggs no sooner after laying them, lol.
The truth is these fish come from large lakes where competition for feed and reproductive space is in demand. They are not used to being up close all the time and when feeding they will happily all feed together. But then when it comes to attracting a female they are territorial and will fight in enclosed spaces.
Only having a few rocks is a mistake too as they then fight over the rocks?! LOL!
No there are several tricks to keeping them by either having a trio of a male and two females or better still around 10 of them together. This way no one gets picked on enough to be harmed.
Also make no mistake the ones who get picked on tend to be the smaller ones but if they suddenly found themselves to be the larger specimen they in turn would be doing the bullying!
This territorial behaviour is purely down to food and protecting and rearing the eggs from predators and other cichlids that would eat them.
They do not all have stripes but DO come in a dizzying array of colours including reds, oranges and yellows!!
The yellow dots on the fins are to encourage the female to pick up sperm in her mouth after she has gathered up the eggs so that they get fertilised.
LARGE CHINESE SOFT SHELL TURTLE
Big one this Chinese Soft Shell at around a foot if I guessed correctly.
NEW AMPHIBIAN SET UPS AT ENFIELD STORE
Was text about this so I went round to see before my physiotherapy appointment...
Some frogs and other delights will be in those cages in the weeks to come no doubt on that.
Return of the Amphibians...what with it being almost Spring and all except no one told the weather forecasters?! GRRR!
BEAUTIFUL SALMON BOA CONSTRICTOR
Salmon coloured Boa constrictor that is a real stunning specimen, even if I say so myself!! LOL.
Not often I say that about Boa constrictors I can tell you THAT for nothing!
Yes I have to admit that there is one colour of Boa Constrictor that I do actually like?!
Only now it has been superceded and there are now TWO!!
Check out this beautiful specimen!!
Will edit this with the correct name and the owner teased me with the declaration he has something else besides this?!
Will have to lean on Jeremiah to divulge and produce this other specimen!
YES IT REALLY DID LOOK THAT GOOD! LMAO!
Not often I say that about Boa constrictors I can tell you THAT for nothing!
Yes I have to admit that there is one colour of Boa Constrictor that I do actually like?!
Only now it has been superceded and there are now TWO!!
Check out this beautiful specimen!!
Will edit this with the correct name and the owner teased me with the declaration he has something else besides this?!
Will have to lean on Jeremiah to divulge and produce this other specimen!
YES IT REALLY DID LOOK THAT GOOD! LMAO!
Sunday 3 March 2013
MATING CALIFORNIAN KINGSNAKES
Yes they were mating and there were two paired up when we were looking?!
A Video of Various Garden Birds??
Could not see when I uploaded this and CAN make out a Goldfinch now, lol.
I am assuming there are various birds and am about to go out and now rushing so no time to look so will leave it as a SURPRISE, LMAO!
I am assuming there are various birds and am about to go out and now rushing so no time to look so will leave it as a SURPRISE, LMAO!
VIDEO JUNGLE NYMPH STICK INSECTS
ANother video I had lying around of some intriguing, well to me and NOT my area really, Jungle Nymph Stick Insects...
Hope you can see their luminous eyes and tiny but bright red wings they readily display?! LOL.
Hope you can see their luminous eyes and tiny but bright red wings they readily display?! LOL.
FLAME KNEE TARANTULA VIDEO
Short Video I had lying around of a Flame Knee Tarantula taken in my friends store in Enfield
VIDEO: RAINBOW SHINER - NOTROPIS CHROSOMUS
The North American Rainbow Shiner or Notropis chrosomus
These are not even close to being anything like their full splendour of colours at all! But you can see it beginning to appear?! The base matt reddish gets deeper and the flashes of metallic blue, glitter like, colours can cover most of the body and fins!
I plan to get around to picking some of these up for my empty aquarium when things calm down a little in about a months time.
These are not even close to being anything like their full splendour of colours at all! But you can see it beginning to appear?! The base matt reddish gets deeper and the flashes of metallic blue, glitter like, colours can cover most of the body and fins!
I plan to get around to picking some of these up for my empty aquarium when things calm down a little in about a months time.
VIDEO of BITTERLING
Not sure which one this was, there is a fair few and though we imported different species years ago there are probably more now and some name changes too.
Plus many stores and even IMPORTERS get them wrong. Often they get things VERY WRONG and even GENUS listed can be way, WAY off.
Taken few weeks back, could have been Tanago but definitely an Asian, Chinese, species.
Plus many stores and even IMPORTERS get them wrong. Often they get things VERY WRONG and even GENUS listed can be way, WAY off.
Taken few weeks back, could have been Tanago but definitely an Asian, Chinese, species.
VIDEO BLUE KILLIE FISH
Cannot recall what the latin was..AGAIN but this is the North American Blue Killie Fish
VIDEO: DARTER - ETHEOSTOMA
Another species of Darter, Etheostoma, video but I forgot which this is...
Was a type with the name carnaculum or similar I was and am not familiar with!
Was a type with the name carnaculum or similar I was and am not familiar with!
EMERALD DARTER - ETHEOSTOMA CAERULEUM
One of my FAVOURITE genus of fish are the North American Darters belonging to the genus of Etheostoma and here is a video of caeruleum..
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