Loaches Online Forum

Thanks chupo, I wish I could keep a european Cobitis or Sabanejewia someday. I have "only" few kinds of Asian Cobitis. Ok, I'm very lucky with them, but european loaches would be even a bit better. :) I should try to get some C. taenia next spring. I know about at least one breeder of this loach in ...

You are right Mark. fishbase only calls only three different species of cobitis in croatia, but in the "Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes" are some more. Such as your C. bilineata and I could imagin that this is a good hint. I don't think that this is C. elongatoides , but you are right again, ...

Nice vids Charles! My favorit is the second with the spotted, but the rosy is even nice.

Thomas

Hi, sadly I've no idea what cobitis this is, but I've looked at fishbase.org and there are three Cobitis in croatia: Cobitis illyrica , C. jadovaensis and C. taenia. I don't think it's the taenia . But I never heard or read about the other two Cobitis, so I only can say " very nice loach!! " Maybe w...

Hi Soul,

Yes, it is nice to have this simple sexual dimorphism.

Pics please, pics please...

Hi,

I was wondering if there are any major differences between Cobitis and Lepidocephalichthys species that can be used for ID.

the male of cobitis have the second ray of the pectoral fin thickened, at Lepidocephalichthys it is the last ray.

Thomas

Thank you odyssey!! Thank you very much!!! Thank you for a restless night Great Pics, great loaches.

Yes, this is the full(?) set.

I've a great idea! You breed them and bring me a bag full of them.

Hi,

plaalye wrote:I see that there is description in other languages(other than English). Are these in the native language of the particular loach?

I think so, but i don't swear on it

Hi, I'm not a stamps collector, but I've seen some stamps with cobitis on it. So I've searched some internet stamp stores and wants to show you which loaches I've get. Cobitis taenia http://sandkauer.de/Foren/lol/DSCF0496.JPG Cobitis vardarensis http://sandkauer.de/Foren/lol/Marken2.jpg Niwaella mul...

that would be nice, Jim

I have seen that I've at least two females with eggs

Hi,

A new autumn, the same fish:


Looks like eggs, she is got very plump in the last weeks

Thomas

Hi,

Here is a pic of a pectoral fin of a male. The fin of the females are shorter and the first (or second) ray isn't so thick.



maybe it helps,

Thomas

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