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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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ch.koenig wrote: thanks thomas. have you seen the stocklist? "Indischer steinbeisser"?
cheers charles

of course, of course. And postet it in our german loach forum. For myself I don't need any more, I've eleven of them. From the same source.

Hi Charles,

i'm also sure they will fit fine together. A few years ago I've kept H. confuzona and H. zollingeri in the same tank, no problems.

Thomas

Thanks for sharing!