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*work in progress* Scientific name: Traccatichthys taeniatus (Pellegrin & Chevy, 1936) Common name: Peppermint Loach Synonyms: Micronemacheilus taeniatus, Nemacheilus pulcher taeniata Distribution: Occurs in northern and central Vietnam where it is known from all coastal rivers north of the River Ve...

One of our suppliers started listing a new wild-caught minnow last week, but he just called it Lemon White Cloud Mountain Minnow ( Tanichthys sp. 'lemon'). The pic he sent was a bit blurry and just looked like a washed out regular white cloud. No idea if these are the new species you mention or not?...

Thank you. :D These S. reevesae are a rare import. The supplier did not acquire very many of these so we were very lucky! 8) Here's a few pics of them settled in at home: In the tunnel with L. taeniops : http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad52/CanaryLoach/Fish/DSC_0671R.jpg Again with L. taeniops : ...

Thank you :D Here are a few more pics of our L. taeniops now they are all settled in at home: http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad52/CanaryLoach/Fish/DSC_0727R.jpg http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad52/CanaryLoach/Fish/DSC_0707R.jpg This last pic is not the best, but it shows just how luminous th...

Thank you. They are quite shy, but lovely all the same.

Emma

Excellent, Jim. Any more developments?

Emma

Hi FFFERN, Could you post a photo of your tank so that we can see what the environment is like for your clown loaches? It may be that they do not feel secure enough to venture out very often, so it would be helpful to know what your decor is like. What size are your tiger barbs? If they are fully gr...

We've been spoilt for choice with new loaches recently! Here are some pics of our Leptobotia microphthalma : http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad52/CanaryLoach/DSCN0248A.jpg http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad52/CanaryLoach/DSCN0241A.jpg http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad52/CanaryLoach/DSCN024...

We're so excited to have recently acquired some beautiful, rarely-seen Sinibotia reevesae . Here's a pic of them acclimatising: http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad52/CanaryLoach/Fish/DSCN0167A.jpg They are now settled in to our fish room (and have turned jet black in colour) so more pics will foll...

Marcos, your new aquarium is fantastic! I'm sure the clowns are going to love it!

Emma

Thought you might like to see these beauties that came in from China as Formosania ( Crossostoma ) stigmata : (Shown here alongside a Lepidocephalus macrochir who wanted to get in on the photo!) http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad52/CanaryLoach/Fish/DSCN0067lol.jpg This one is a bit pale as I just...

A couple of pics:

millsn wrote:Graeme we may already bave spoken but I don't know how to recognise you.

He's the one with the Geordie accent.

That's a lovely tank you have for your clowns, thanks for sharing the pics.

Emma

Hi Andyroo, Leptobotia elongata is a species of special concern, because the larger specimens (over 25cm+/10") have become scarce, due mainly to overfishing (for food). The large adults have declined some estimated 80% in the last decade because of this. The fishermen who trawl their native habitats...