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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 01:47:27 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Loach Talk
From: "Thomas Waltzek" <tbwaltzek@ucdavis.edu>
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Hi Bob,
My name is Thomas Waltzek and I am participant on the LOL forum. I
saw the request for a loach talk and I thought I would let you know that I
have recently put together a talk on the genus Botia (clown loaches
etc...). I have given numerous talks at the Sacramento, San Francisco,
and the San Jose Aquarium Societies. The talk is a powerpoint
presentation including the taxonomy, biology, and husbandry of this
enormously popular and interesting group of loaches. My presentation
includes movies revealing Botia behavior as well as sound clips from
hydrophone recordings of these fascinating fishes. I have a masters in
Ichthyology and am currently persuing a PhD in Fish Pathology at UCDavis.
Anyway, I'm scheduled to give this talk to a few different clubs and I
would love to give it to the seattle club. Thanks and hope to hear from
you- Tom