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In my experience and my opinion they do not tolerate salt at all well so don't use it. It isn't necessary and certainly not with salt intolerant fish.

They can be feisty buggers at times. Mine used to pester and attack the Y.modestas that were 6" bigger and probably outweighed them by several hundreds. Akin to attacking Bismarck with a potato gun whilst sat in a dinghy.

I agree with Mick. They are definitely not egg laden. I'd say they are just full bellied.

It depends on the tanks footprint. If the tank is a normal shaped tank then I'd be inclined to say that it will be too small in the long run. The minimum size I'd recommend is 60cm x 30cm (height is not too important to Pangio species). Although they aren't large fish they are active, especially whe...

My money is on B.striata. Looking at the tail and body markings. One of mine has a much larger head in comparison to its body.

How about Tuberoschistura arakanensis?

S.pulchra to my eye. Nice fish either way.

Beautiful looking fish there.

As always Mick. A Beautiful fish.. I love the shades of colour and iridescence on the fish itself.

Chris i've had some of theose species of bitterling from when i used to show fish, but unfortunately they are now on the banned list. imo wrongly it's just the people in power are lilylivered. who was it that introduced the grass carp to our waterways, THEM. mick I agree Mick. I kept a number of sp...

Absolutely beautiful fish there and a shame we are denied (rightly or wrongly) the chance to import and keep them here in the UK. Those Bitterling species are stunning.

If you look through the Loach Movies thread at the top of the forum you will see loads of videos of mixed Loach tanks, mine included.

newest one here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9IJNxXaQts

Shouldn't be a hassle. I keep these species together in the same tank with no problems.

If you hold the food in your hand, the scent of the food will excite them and eventually they will overcome their fear and shyness. This may take time but eventually is worthwhile.

I'm more and more certain that it is the correct ID. I can't find any other suitable ideas.