i have kept 5 B.ropbusta with 4 pairs of checkerboards before with no problems whatsoever.
they should all get along fine IMO
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- Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:27 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Sids and Checkerboard Cichlids
- Replies: 4
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- Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:47 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: unusual loach given its own family
- Replies: 3
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- Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:45 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: unusual loach given its own family
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3635
unusual loach given its own family
The relationships of the cobitoid loaches have been examined in a recent study and the familial placement of the genera Barbucca, Serpenticobitis and Vaillantella have been reassigned.
for the full article goto
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/p ... ?news=1350
for the full article goto
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/p ... ?news=1350
- Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:56 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Defining the Genus
- Replies: 16
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- Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:06 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: skunk botia
- Replies: 2
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skunk botia
hi all are skunk botias Yasuhikotakia morleti slow growers? I purchased 4 skunks and 4 blue loaches Yasuhikotakia modesta 8 months ago, all were approx 1". the blues are now fast approaching 5" but the skunks are only 2". both species are in the same tank and thus share the same amount of food, wate...
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:05 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: two clowns sparring
- Replies: 4
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two clowns sparring
I managed to capture this on my webcam. click on image to start video http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/vorgon/th_clowns.jpg unfortunatly there is no sound as I forgot to turn that facility on so you can't hear the very, very loud clicking that is going on, but you get the idea from the vid. oh...
- Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:52 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Defining the Genus
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12080
MikeV I'll follow up on your leads and do a bit more investigating, thanks for that. If the mods at LOL want to use my research to add etomology to their species profiles, I have no problem with that doing loaches only took a week or so I'm now trying my hand at all tropical freshwater fish so that ...
- Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:57 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Defining the Genus
- Replies: 16
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Defining the Genus
Have you ever wondered what all these scientific names mean? well wonder no more. I have been researching these for the last few weeks and have come up with the following list. These are all the 'loaches' that I could find info on some still need a root and definition, so if anyone can help there it...
- Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:49 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Pectoral Fins have Bloody Streaks
- Replies: 2
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- Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:30 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: it's all Greek to me
- Replies: 11
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- Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:47 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: it's all Greek to me
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7723
- Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:06 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: it's all Greek to me
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7723
it's all Greek to me
Hi all
can anyone shed some light on what Botia actually means, where it came from, who first used it?
also same goes for
Misgurnus
Syncrossus
Pangio
Yasuhikotakia
thanks in advance
can anyone shed some light on what Botia actually means, where it came from, who first used it?
also same goes for
Misgurnus
Syncrossus
Pangio
Yasuhikotakia
thanks in advance
- Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:48 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: clown loaches
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2872
clown loaches
just thought I'd share http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/vorgon/fish013.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/vorgon/fish008-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/vorgon/fish005-1.jpg I have a Q too the dilutinic clown (middle first pic, right of last) is this a short bodied clown?
- Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:37 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: any ideas on this loach
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3623
any ideas on this loach
I've been trying to ID this loach but can find no pics that match
any ideas?
any ideas?
- Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:28 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: does this clown look odd to you?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4406