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Thanks Chef. Thinking they are a variant of the Gastromyzon sp.SK ?

Notice the straight mouth on the unknown. hmmmm?

Picked up a few new Hillstream loaches for my Aquarium. Was able to get a couple Pseudogastromyzon laticeps. But also picked up a couple unknown Gastromyzons. If in fact they are Gastromyzons. Anyone have any idea what species they are? Pic number 1-3 is the unknown. Pic 4 is Pseudogastromyzon ...

2 pair Stiphodon atropurpureus
1 pair Stiphodon percnopterygionus
1 pair Stiphodon semoni
1 Stiphodon Rainbow SP2
1 pair of Sicyopus zosterophorum
2 Schismatogobius ampluvinculus
2 Gastromyzon ctenocephalus
2 Sewellia lineolata
2 sewellia breviventralis
2 Gastromyzon viriosus
1 Hypergastromyzon ...

@Jim. No reason. Thier is still plenty of flow with the Hydor turned off. The fluval 406 pushes a lot of water. I guess just to mix up current flow.

Okay. My hillstream setup is as follows.Custom Aqaurium. (In inches)36LX20Wx18H .Roughly 50 US Gallons. Give or take a gallon or two.
Filters= Fluval 406
Eheim pro 2222
Aquaclear 70 HOB.
LIghting= I use LED's Two 36inch 42watt led. 35x1watt white led's 7x1 watt blue led's.
One 8 inch fan to keep ...

@MAtt. Yes i sure can do that. I will post my info etc.. later on today.I'm at work right now.

Short video of Hypergastromyzon humilis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbEBnsaLkVs


Gastromyzon viriosus


Random shot.

@ f1sleepy. Elliotts For Pets in Riverside,CA. Small pet shop but one if not the only place that gets "butterfly plecos " in my area. Like i said it's hit and miss.

@ Jim Powers. Yes i will keep you posted. I will post a link to a quick video when i get a chance to make one.

Mark

Thanks for the quick responses. I was just at the right place at the right time. The LFS where i purchased the loaches is sometimes know to carry rare or odd species.But i think its more by accident. Since the place is very small. The Hypergastromyzon humilis seems to be of a more carnivorous ...

Hey guys. Need some help in identifying some new Hillstream loaches i picked up at my LFS. I was lucky this time as i was able to pick up some great looking "contaminants " from a batch of common Gastromyzon ctenocephalus.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g156/steeelviper/IMAG0087.jpg

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Get rid of the Knight Goby. For starters they are brackishwater fish. 2nd he will eat anything he can put in his mouth. I have seen them eat celebes rainbows at night. They will not hesitate to eat any shrimp or fish.

Yes that is what i used to see Odyssey. All over the place. Lots of them LOL. I miss and love Okinawa so much. In fact there were a few small streams in the Munitions are(bomb dump) where i used to work on Kadena. I remember many gobies darting around. To fast to catch. Not sure if they where ...

Yes two females. Look like semoni.

Beautiful pictures. I used to be stationed in Okinawa(Kadena AB)(USAF). It is goby heaven. Used to see and catch may Stiphodon and other goby species. And i used to watch the mudskippers skip along the surface of the water. (brackish area of the beach) Miss it.