Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
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- atmichaels
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Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
I just picked up 6 of these little guys, emphasis on little. They're only about 15mm SL at the moment. I'm looking forward to watching them grow and seeing their adult coloring/patterns develop. Here are a couple pics.
Currently keeping: gastromyzon spp., hypergastromyzon humilis, pseudogastromyzon sp., sewellia spp., ambastaia sidthimunki, homaloptera spp., serpenticobitis octozona, Yaoshania pachychilus. As well as various catfish, loricarids, livebearers and tetras.
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Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
Cool! Keep us posted!!
Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
I really like the Panda loach, but they tend to loose some of their appear when they become adults.
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Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
So far, so good! These guys eat anything and everything I offer and are filling out nicely. They've also gained at least another 5mm in length. Not bad for only a few weeks. They're very active and definitely social.
Currently keeping: gastromyzon spp., hypergastromyzon humilis, pseudogastromyzon sp., sewellia spp., ambastaia sidthimunki, homaloptera spp., serpenticobitis octozona, Yaoshania pachychilus. As well as various catfish, loricarids, livebearers and tetras.
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Good to hear they are doing well. Keep us updated.
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Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
Currently keeping: gastromyzon spp., hypergastromyzon humilis, pseudogastromyzon sp., sewellia spp., ambastaia sidthimunki, homaloptera spp., serpenticobitis octozona, Yaoshania pachychilus. As well as various catfish, loricarids, livebearers and tetras.
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Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
Currently keeping: gastromyzon spp., hypergastromyzon humilis, pseudogastromyzon sp., sewellia spp., ambastaia sidthimunki, homaloptera spp., serpenticobitis octozona, Yaoshania pachychilus. As well as various catfish, loricarids, livebearers and tetras.
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Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
That's a lot faster than I would have expected.
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Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
Crazy fast but very cool to watch. Some of them appear to be changing faster than the others although their growth rates appear fairly equal.
Currently keeping: gastromyzon spp., hypergastromyzon humilis, pseudogastromyzon sp., sewellia spp., ambastaia sidthimunki, homaloptera spp., serpenticobitis octozona, Yaoshania pachychilus. As well as various catfish, loricarids, livebearers and tetras.
Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
What are you feeding them? They sure are coloring up fast, too!
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Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
Food wise I've been throwing everything I've got at them to see if they have a preference. They are voracious and haven't turned down anything yet. So this is where I'm at now:
Daily - mix of crushed cobalt flake, plecocaine and spirulina
1-2 times a week - Repashy soilent green
1-2 times a week - frozen mysis shrimp, brine shrimp & bloodworms
Once a week - NLS Thera +A
The occasional crushed snail
Also tried earthworm sticks, hikari algae and carnivore wafers
*edit* and fresh zucchini
With all this food I've also been doing 30-40% pwc's twice a week
Daily - mix of crushed cobalt flake, plecocaine and spirulina
1-2 times a week - Repashy soilent green
1-2 times a week - frozen mysis shrimp, brine shrimp & bloodworms
Once a week - NLS Thera +A
The occasional crushed snail
Also tried earthworm sticks, hikari algae and carnivore wafers
*edit* and fresh zucchini
With all this food I've also been doing 30-40% pwc's twice a week
Last edited by atmichaels on Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Currently keeping: gastromyzon spp., hypergastromyzon humilis, pseudogastromyzon sp., sewellia spp., ambastaia sidthimunki, homaloptera spp., serpenticobitis octozona, Yaoshania pachychilus. As well as various catfish, loricarids, livebearers and tetras.
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Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
They are up to about 30mm SL so have doubled in size over one month
Currently keeping: gastromyzon spp., hypergastromyzon humilis, pseudogastromyzon sp., sewellia spp., ambastaia sidthimunki, homaloptera spp., serpenticobitis octozona, Yaoshania pachychilus. As well as various catfish, loricarids, livebearers and tetras.
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Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
Been a few weeks so here are some more pics. They're about 35mm SL now. These guys are very entertaining and fun to watch. They don't sit still so getting good photos is quite the challenge.
Currently keeping: gastromyzon spp., hypergastromyzon humilis, pseudogastromyzon sp., sewellia spp., ambastaia sidthimunki, homaloptera spp., serpenticobitis octozona, Yaoshania pachychilus. As well as various catfish, loricarids, livebearers and tetras.
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Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
I also noticed that this species doesn't have a profile on the main site so I cobbled together the below. Mostly from seriouslyfish.com.
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Scientific name: Yaoshania pachychilus
Common name: Panda loach
Synonyms: Protomyzon pachychilus (Chen 1980)
Distribution: Dayoa Mountain (Dayaoshan) in Jinxiu County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous
Region, southern China
Sexual dimorphism: undocumented
Maximum size: 2.5 inches (60 mm)
Similar to: ?
Care: A demersal species inhabiting small mountain streams. As with all sucker-type
Hillstream species, care is broadly the same. All need excellent water-flow and
aeration, numerous rocky hiding places and smooth pebbles and boulders to
graze over. Lighting should be bright to encourage algal growth in the aquarium.
Plants are not necessary as the fish do not normally encounter them in the wild,
but they will help with water-quality. Suitable plants for high-flow environments
are Anubias and Microsoreum. These will grow on rockwork or driftwood.
Feeding: The natural diet is likely to consist of benthic algae and associated micro-
Organisms but will accept good quality dried food as well as live and frozen
foods such as bloodworm, daphnia, and brine shrimp. Although excessive
protein should be avoided as it may cause digestive issues.
Water parameters: pH 6.5 to 7.5, hardnes 2-15°
Temperature: 68-75°F (20-24°C)
Breeding: undocumented
Notes: Although categorized on the IUCN redlist as least concern based on a 2007
assessment, little information is known about the species. Presumed to be
found throughout the Dayoashan Mountains which is protected forest park and
no major threats are known.
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Scientific name: Yaoshania pachychilus
Common name: Panda loach
Synonyms: Protomyzon pachychilus (Chen 1980)
Distribution: Dayoa Mountain (Dayaoshan) in Jinxiu County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous
Region, southern China
Sexual dimorphism: undocumented
Maximum size: 2.5 inches (60 mm)
Similar to: ?
Care: A demersal species inhabiting small mountain streams. As with all sucker-type
Hillstream species, care is broadly the same. All need excellent water-flow and
aeration, numerous rocky hiding places and smooth pebbles and boulders to
graze over. Lighting should be bright to encourage algal growth in the aquarium.
Plants are not necessary as the fish do not normally encounter them in the wild,
but they will help with water-quality. Suitable plants for high-flow environments
are Anubias and Microsoreum. These will grow on rockwork or driftwood.
Feeding: The natural diet is likely to consist of benthic algae and associated micro-
Organisms but will accept good quality dried food as well as live and frozen
foods such as bloodworm, daphnia, and brine shrimp. Although excessive
protein should be avoided as it may cause digestive issues.
Water parameters: pH 6.5 to 7.5, hardnes 2-15°
Temperature: 68-75°F (20-24°C)
Breeding: undocumented
Notes: Although categorized on the IUCN redlist as least concern based on a 2007
assessment, little information is known about the species. Presumed to be
found throughout the Dayoashan Mountains which is protected forest park and
no major threats are known.
Currently keeping: gastromyzon spp., hypergastromyzon humilis, pseudogastromyzon sp., sewellia spp., ambastaia sidthimunki, homaloptera spp., serpenticobitis octozona, Yaoshania pachychilus. As well as various catfish, loricarids, livebearers and tetras.
Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
Hi
Just as information: Gerhard Ott has done some work on this species. Sexing is possible a he shows in an article. My way to to this is documented on www.seriouslyfish.com. The species has been bred lately in Germany. Article if required.
Cheers Charles
Just as information: Gerhard Ott has done some work on this species. Sexing is possible a he shows in an article. My way to to this is documented on www.seriouslyfish.com. The species has been bred lately in Germany. Article if required.
Cheers Charles
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