Chester Zoo

[chesterscot]

hi peeps went to chester zoo last week and saw these lovely's in an indoor pond with arrowana they where massive any ideas on id they look like carp to me lol there where no labels on them as they where in the elephant house not the aquarium thanx for looking

thanx for looking
regards scot

 

[england]

Probarbus jullieni,i actually think it's those ones which were confiscated and handed to the zoo, they have been not possible to sell in the uk since the 70s...

beautiful species thanks for sharing

 

[OohFeeshy]

Yeah, I think so too, I couldn't remember what they were called though.

 

[england]

hehe i always remember it as probally barbus

 

[chesterscot]

glad you like em they dwarfed the arrowana will post a few more fishy zoo pics later no channa though nelly
regards scot

 

[england]

fine, see if i care,really how dare you

 

[chesterscot]

oi lol its not coz i didnt take any for you nelly in fact i thought of you as i went in they just didnt have any
you dont happen to have a link to an article on the confiscation of those fish do you ?
scot

ps i didnt break in to the zoo at 5 to 1 in the mornin my cameras wrong lol

 

[england]

hehe just jesting me ole mucca, no but saw a little peice on pfk
http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1486

http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/blog.php?blogid=147

 

[chesterscot]

cheers nelly your a star m8
scot

just had a read my carp guess wasnt wrong phew