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Thanks Matt and Mark.

Mark,

Just saw your sig. 11 species

Would definitely like to know/read more about it.

Thanks all.

Nancy,

I have somewhere between 15-20 of them. Till date have been able to count till 17. As they grow, it becomes hard to figure numbers as they are more active. Will be shifting them to a 2footer in next 10days. So will have a better count in the process

I have been keeping Nemacheilus anguilla since April 2009 (caught during a collection trip ). Males usually used to get quite colorful after water changes. Unusual thing was, this time it was nearly a week since water change. But the temperature had dropped to 21C in the tank and I saw this happen o...

Its Pangio sp for sure. The size information might not always be accurate. example - Nemacheilus anguilla - its given that the max size is 2". I have 3 which are longer than that. Maybe I will see for a year more on how much they grow and then suggest that information to be updated. Probably such in...

Looks like a fatty Pangio pangia

Once again excellent photos :D I really like the look of the Schistura semiarmatus :P I too like Schistura semiarmatus. Below is the snap of one caught in 2009. Posting both for comparison. At present this guy/gals caudal peduncle is roughly a centimeter wide. Then http://www.imgx.org/files/35351_t...

Thanks Madd duff and zenins Glad that its helping you. The purpose of these trips is the same, to study their natural conditions and spread the knowledge among other hobbyists. Few more snaps from Nayak's fishroom Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus http://lh4.ggpht.com/_gD5-xdGWIOo/TCGyTeo5r5I/AAAAAAAAB0I/...

I second Bully's opinion. Dissolved oxygen is more important. In their natural hibitat, temperature varies a lot in seasons and also in a single day. It can vary between lower 20's till 31-32C. Usually the shallows get hot during summer and then fishes move to deeper waters. So temperature between 2...

Matt - The loach in the initial snaps might not be Schistura nilgiriensis and most likely Schistura nagodiensis. But we do have few IDed S nilgiriensis - will be posting them once photographs are taken. Actually we were quite confused with these two and on a second trip, Nayak, Madhu and others went...

One more from the trip

Schistura nagodiensis

Thanks bookpage, Mad Duff, plaalye, piggy4 and Martin.

It was indeed a fun filled trip.

The Psilorhynchus tenura is a non stop grazer. Is always stuck the glass and kind of walks its way into the flow of the powerhead. Its kind of funny how it does it.

Hi all, One more fish chasing trip!! and this one was much better than last years as we found quite a few loaches. This trip was to explore river Sita (but not limited to), a west flowing river in western ghats of Karnataka (state). We were 5 member team - Trevor, Nayak, Madhu, Rufus and me. DAY 1 -...

I have had ghost shrimps with yoyos without any problem. But never saw shrimplets. The shrimps used to be frequently berried but guess the small ones were food for other fishes. The adult shrimps fight pretty well when it comes to food. I have also had indian dwarf shrimps in the same tank with Schi...

Have seen such ones here in India. They are sold as B striata. But the markings are definitely different from the ones I have seen before. Was almost ready to buy them till I noticed the difference.

Madhu,

Where was the S nielgriensis caught?