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Thanks for the link Emma its given me a lot to think about as i thought these fish that i was buying were the real article. They are lovely active fish but i feel a bit conned but they were only £3 each. What would you expect to pay for the genuine article?

Thank you all for the advice. next time i`m in their direction i will ask where they come from. Any idea why they are producing hybrids, is it an accident or are they playing around with nature to produce something different? I still think they are lovely active fish but will watch for any aggression.

thank you for your help thats given me a few to look into. definatley great fish to watch. i`m mid sussex , i only know of 1 ma store that gets them in. is it not possible to order a specific fish from your lfs?

Thanks rae i`m glad you said that as i thought the same. I was hoping a more experienced loach keeper could confirm it. Will take more notice of labels in the future. they are rather cute arn`t they? same as the b striata.

Hi all. I went to 1 of my lfs at the weekend and found they had some Botia Striata, there was a total of 9 in the tank so they were all baged up. Then in another tank i spoted a load more Botia so i purchased 6 of these but i`m not sure which ones they are, In th excitement of finding loaches in my ...

how about a taxi? if theres enough to fill it it wont cost a lot.

sorry for lack of pictures but the little bliters wont come out enough for a decent picture. but I saw a tail sticking up so I definitely know I have 1 Gastromyzon ctenocephalus. will keep you posted if I see any more.

How dare you hijack my post! the cheek of it

Amazing well done

Jonboy, you may or may not be able to sneak in undetected. we have loachkeeper radar, and most of the time it works very well. we will detect you! if you nab all the goodies, you will be needing a lorry to get them home

I have stealth tecnologie and a white van!! I`m jelous I want to go back!

we spend too much time talking and behaving like kids in a sweet shop to fight over fish

So I could sneek in undetected and nab all the goodies

I thought it might have been done before lol please let us know as i would love to get involved

may be we should all go on the same day ! car drivers could pick up on the way. we could all end up fighting over the same fish!! LOL!!

Thanks Mike, The fish are exploring well and feeding on Algae wafers, but they soon disappear when i aproach the tank. have a drive down to the shop its only 3hr 40 Min's for you, would make a lovely day out its well worth a visit if you like fish and the garden centres not bad either.

Thanks for the ID`s. When they are not quite so shy I will get some pics and show you all what i have. Emma, you must really enjoy going to work in a place like that? What a fantastic shop, well done to all of you.

Gastromyzons that sounds like it not too sure which one. will try and get some pics. do you not have any similar shops where you are?