*new species?* Laos Yellow Tiger Botia * NEW PICS 18th Sept*

[Emma Turner]

A few of you have already had to put up with my excitement in anticipation of receiving these new loaches from Laos! These are a new species discovered in a previously unexplored location.

The pics are terrible as they were taken in the dark, just after releasing the fish into the tank, but you get the idea. They are absolutely tiny, 1.0-1.5" TL max, so if they look as pretty as this when this small, imagine what they might grow up to look like........

They need feeding up and a few rounds of Levamisole, but that will been seen to.





More (better) pics will follow later in the week once they have had a bit of time to settle in.

Emma

[Felhad]

Wow, those look awesome!

[Mad Duff]

Wow

I can already see them in my Grrr tank with some Skunks

[BlueFrog]

Wow! Very pretty! I like the second picture, looks like look like a moustache with the 2 black barbels

[bslindgren]

No wonder most of your pictures are fantastic if you think those pictures are awful!! More out-of-reach-stuff to drool over I guess....

[Jim Powers]

They sure are cute little guys.
I wonder if the yellow changes to a silvery white as they mature as is the case with histrionicas and rostratas?

[palaeodave]

Wow

I can already see them in my Grrr tank with some Skunks

Are we certain they'll fit in in a grr tank? Have there been any reports on behaviour in adult specimens? .....I want some, that's why I ask!

[Martin Thoene]

Lookit tha size o' the hid on that wee thing! Definitely in need of some Turner TLC methinks. I see very interesting potential in these guys.

Martin.

[KhuliKhilla]

*must not get some of these*

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aarrgghhhh!!!! its too difficult to resist wanting some

[Mad Duff]

Wow

I can already see them in my Grrr tank with some Skunks

Are we certain they'll fit in in a grr tank? Have there been any reports on behaviour in adult specimens? .....I want some, that's why I ask!

When I get mine they will only be with Skunks so there shouldnt be any trouble. As far as adult behaviour goes these are a newly discovered species so no one knows, I was talking with Graeme about this on the way back from Emma's and we can only assume they are similar to other Tiger Botia species as far as aggression levels go and size.

[palaeodave]

Now I have to choose between my next tank being a hillstream or grr!

[Martin Thoene]

Projection based on the family adult shape and assuming the colour stayed the same which it probably won't........ but we can hope........



Syncrossus eltigre (sounds good )

Martin.

[Marcos Mataratzis]

Hey Martin,

Nice work here!

Syncrossus eltigre sounds very good for me.

Congrats on fine drawings!

[Martin Thoene]

Fine drawings like the one you wear in your avatar?

I thought it would be interesting to speculate what an adult of these fish might look like.

Martin.

[Marcos Mataratzis]

Absolutelly!

Hope you don´t mind I´m using it, do you?

I thought it would be interesting to speculate what an adult of these fish might look like.

Also, it´s adult size as well... what do you say? 8 to 10"?