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- Tue May 20, 2025 11:08 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Schistura balteata
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3815
Re: Schistura balteata
Hi A beautiful species It's Schistura atarensis See here https://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/07-carp-like-fishes-1-loaches/schistura-atarensis-schistura-cf-balteata-2/ It's on my list of not bred species, my main interest by now. But first I have to find the solution for Gastromyzon, object of my effor...
- Wed Nov 27, 2024 4:16 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Panda or not Panda
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8467
Re: Panda or not Panda
Hi Farid
Pics seem to be deleted? Show me pics on aquarium.ch.
Cheers Charles
Pics seem to be deleted? Show me pics on aquarium.ch.
Cheers Charles
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:37 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Hillstream Loach species determination
- Replies: 13
- Views: 82885
Re: Hillstream Loach species determination
Hi Martin
Wow, that hits me
Do you know seriouslyfish.com? There is a lot of my knowledge in there. Still best profiles to find except in specialized websites. Unfortunately Matt Ford had to stop working on the website when starting university career.
Cheers Charles
Wow, that hits me


Do you know seriouslyfish.com? There is a lot of my knowledge in there. Still best profiles to find except in specialized websites. Unfortunately Matt Ford had to stop working on the website when starting university career.
Cheers Charles
- Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:00 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Forum
- Topic: I'm new! Hi!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 148294
Re: I'm new! Hi!
Hi (?)
Nice to see somebody new.
If you have questions on loaches you may ask in loaches-forum. Could be someone has answers
Cheers Charles
Nice to see somebody new.
If you have questions on loaches you may ask in loaches-forum. Could be someone has answers

Cheers Charles
- Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:26 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Hillstream Loach species determination
- Replies: 13
- Views: 82885
Re: Hillstream Loach species determination
Hi Martin
Two differences: males show a right angle of pectoral to mouth part (first ray). And body shape-outline from pectoral to ventral fins is broader in females than males (like a long V).
Cheers Charles
Two differences: males show a right angle of pectoral to mouth part (first ray). And body shape-outline from pectoral to ventral fins is broader in females than males (like a long V).
Cheers Charles
- Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:55 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Hillstream Loach species determination
- Replies: 13
- Views: 82885
Re: Hillstream Loach species determination
Hi Martin
Female (6) and male(4) for me.
Yes, aeration not flow.
Cheers Charles
Female (6) and male(4) for me.
Yes, aeration not flow.
Cheers Charles
- Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:45 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Hillstream Loach species determination
- Replies: 13
- Views: 82885
Re: Hillstream Loach species determination
Hi Martin Philipp Dickmann has been successful in making G. ctenocephalus spawn, just once. That's not breeeing, just spawning by chance. In German: "Zufallszucht". Starting with f3 it's "breeding". Three generations completed. P. Dickmanns article doesn't give a clue how to and how theyy do. A word...
- Tue Jan 24, 2023 4:46 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Hillstream Loach species determination
- Replies: 13
- Views: 82885
Re: Hillstream Loach species determination
Hi Martin
Seems my yesterday's post got lost.
Your specimen are G. scitulus within the variations of pattern and colouring.
Very nice species.
I'm still trying to breed them (f2 generation). May be you are the lucky one
Cheers Charles
Seems my yesterday's post got lost.
Your specimen are G. scitulus within the variations of pattern and colouring.
Very nice species.
I'm still trying to breed them (f2 generation). May be you are the lucky one

Cheers Charles
- Thu Jun 09, 2022 3:56 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: An Overview of Cobitoidei
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16073
An Overview of Cobitoidei
Hi all
I case it hasn't been noticed here: this one you should watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy85SRd9Beo
WOW
Cheers Charles
I case it hasn't been noticed here: this one you should watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy85SRd9Beo
WOW
Cheers Charles
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:20 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Help for confirm sexing of sewellia sp. spotted
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11843
Re: Help for confirm sexing of sewellia sp. spotted
Hi Ted (?)
It's a pair.
Good luck.
Cheers Charles
It's a pair.
Good luck.
Cheers Charles
- Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:07 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: red spoted loach and kuhlies
- Replies: 4
- Views: 20079
Re: red spoted loach and kuhlies
Or so. Doesn't seem to matter anymore as we don't get answers or pics
Yes Thomas, I'm back and recovered. Or still there?
Cheers Charles
Yes Thomas, I'm back and recovered. Or still there?
Cheers Charles
- Wed Dec 25, 2019 5:23 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
- Replies: 31
- Views: 75172
Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
Thanks Nancy. I'm half on the way to the mountains, family and a lot of snow, yeaaah
Happy days too.
Cheers Charles
Happy days too.
Cheers Charles
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 2:38 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
- Replies: 31
- Views: 75172
Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
Hi Nancy
Seems that I can't send a PM, at least there is no confirmation in the "sent" box-
Could you try?
Cheers Charles
Seems that I can't send a PM, at least there is no confirmation in the "sent" box-
Could you try?
Cheers Charles
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 4:23 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
- Replies: 31
- Views: 75172
Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
Thanks a lot, Nancy. I apreceate very much.
I will continue to support where help is needed, but not on facebook or else, at least not in this life.
Cheers Charles
I will continue to support where help is needed, but not on facebook or else, at least not in this life.
Cheers Charles
- Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:36 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
- Replies: 31
- Views: 75172
Re: Panda loach / Yaoshania pachychilus
Hi
As I told you by PM some time ago, the only site with the informations - my-fish.org - is still beeing rebuilt. The part with the top-breeders informations is still not working.
And for the rest: no answer, no interest? Mine to help is going down
Cheers Charles
As I told you by PM some time ago, the only site with the informations - my-fish.org - is still beeing rebuilt. The part with the top-breeders informations is still not working.
And for the rest: no answer, no interest? Mine to help is going down

Cheers Charles