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As Charles mentioned it isn't Schistura balteata (and never was... )
This is "the real Schistura balteata"
https://fishbase.se/photos/ThumbnailsSu ... p?ID=26884

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Thomas

And changtingensis is moved to the new genus Labigstromyzon together with P. fangi.

But I fear loaches.com is dead since a long time.

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Thomas

Just to be clear, I should be looking for barbatula barbatula, right? Maybe not the best choice, B. barbatula is a coldwater fish. They don't like temperatures above 64-68° F. for a longer while. The spines of many loaches are harmless and they didn't protect them really good to be eaten by other f...

I would say the P. doriae on this pics is P. bitaimac. P. doriae has a golden color and a small dark stripe through the caudal fin. P. bitaimac has a dark "blurred" blotch in the caudal fin and the body is darker colored. Both species has nasalbarbels.

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Thomas

Hi,

would say zebrinus is right.

Thomas

Me not, I was in the group (and some other loach related groups) but I've deleted my account. Loach fanatic was mostly good, others aren't.

So I've started to use my hobby more offline.

Hello Michael,

I joined in 2008 but remembering your name well. Was also some years absent here and it seems the old crew is long gone.

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Thomas

Yes, they get plumper but it last somes years... and not like an old P. myersi.

This female is round about 15 years old, it measures 11 cm and in the middle the body is 8 mm high.



Thomas

Of course it's not allowed to take them from the wild, but if they were breeded you can keep them here in germany.

Hi, a few weeks ago I've purchased 5 M. fossilis from a pond fish breeder here in Germany. Looking for 30 years to keep this loach and now it happens! :) They have well settled in, but they are much more shyer than the Asian weather loaches. http://sandkauer.de/Arten/Misgurnus_fossilis/Bilder/M_foss...

Hi, you can also compare your loach with Schistura notostigma. A common name for it in german is "orange spot loach / Orangefleck Bachschmerle" But this loach didn't has a real orange spot, sometimes you can see a bit like that in the dorsal fin... Or the "crimson loach" (also a schistura species) o...

Subtropical, they are from taiwan and have no problems with 15° C

I would recommend to keep them in a group of at least 6-8 individuals. The more the better. The males are often behind the females and try to swim direct next to the female (pairswimming). But they aren't so social as clown loaches. The temp is round about 20°C sometimes a few degrees lesser or more...

Yes, you are right...not so much info... And yes, I still keeping them. The oldest offspring are 7 years old, but I have also a (WC) group (more than 10) for 11 years now. I keep them in an unheated tank with Rocks, gravel and sand. A lot of Java fern. This was the tank when they spawned the first t...

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