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Yes, it's a Leptobotia elongata. About 4" long and growing.


My lovely Yunnanilus cruciatus.

Well it's been a while now since I posted in this thread. But I'm still attempting to breed these adorable fishes. Just a few minutes ago I was doing some routine maintenance and noticed one interesting thing... MY KUHLIS WAS BREEDING... I think. I have a seriously thick layer of crystalwort (Riccia...

A better pic of one of the Schistura cf. balteata.

Bought a 280 l tank dirt cheap and decided to turn it into a rivertank. got 2 2000 l/h powerheads and some PVC tubing. After some glue mishaps and head scratching I had myself a rivertank setup. After a few months of waiting for the algae to start growing I started chasing down the fish I wanted. I ...

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How about updating the species index on Shistura pridii now?

A retailer here in Sweden just got a shipment of Shistura pridii and from what I read in the species index they have a extremely limited distribution in the wild. I emailed them and asked if they had this information, and I got this reply: Thanks for your mail. The fish is not protected or prohibite...

But I think we have reached a point in our existence were it's not "natural" any more the way we manipulate our environment and surroundings. I totally agree with you on this. But regarding the threads original intention re using Loaches for food, I don`t think we have gone to far. Fish is normally...

Yes I agree with you on that. But it wasn't my intention to sound so extreme in the point I was trying to make. Of course we are a part of nature and the environment we live in. But I think we have reached a point in our existence were it's not "natural" any more the way we manipulate our environmen...

Well, if there were (more) natural predators in the wild that could control the population of deer for instance, that would be ideal. But since man hunt even predators there will be a need for hunters to control the deer population. Nature will find a balance on it's own, without our intervention. S...

Looking good. What sort of filtration do you have in there ? I have found that my Pangio's really like it when the almond leaves are shredded up or cut into pieces with the hard stems removed, they spend hours swimming in and out of the bits of leaves. I have a small "shrimp safe" internal filter, ...

The leaves are indian almond ( Terminalia catappa ) bought from a eBay shop. http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii315/storlfel/HPIM1437.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii315/storlfel/HPIM1438.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii315/storlfel/HPIM1436.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums...

I'm about to start a rivertank and found Opsarius pulchellus for sale in a shop close to me. Would these do well with Schistura balteata and Sewellia sp.?

Is that a Misgurnus of some kind in the background?