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i went in to see about taking the loaches back and while talking with the guy he admitted they were miss labeled, but thought i knew the diff.. in fact he said most of the time i come in knowing more than he does. I am rather embarrassed i did not look more closely....

Anyway, we made a deal that ...

tomorrow when i take the tank apart to get the little buggers out i will take a close up. the marking should be clearer then. Right now they are so small and the tank is deep enough that seeing what things look like close up is impossible.

thanks for all the replies. You are quick around here.

I believe they are hymenophysa because one has a very pronounced black dot on the dorsal fin. And i think i can see it on the other as well.

I can see the aggression today very well. The poor single striata is hiding in the very top corner of ...

I brought home two “zebra loaches” to join one I had just gotten from another LFS. I did not look at them much (friendly terms with the fish guy, got a deal on the only two left, one was kind of thin, may or may not make it type of thing) until I got home. They were not striatas at all! I am only ...