Two kinds of Korean loachs

odyssey · Post by **odyssey** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:44 am

Hi all !
I introduce two kinds of Korean loachs .
Their video intends to improve soon, too.

Niwaella multifasciata (Korean lateral stripe loach )

Iksookimia koreensis (Korean stripe loach or Korea splinter loach?)

ch.koenig · Post by **ch.koenig** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:40 pm

hi odyssey
they look really fine ... and so long

cheers charles

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:19 pm

Thank you odyssey!!

Thank you very much!!! Thank you for a restless night

Great Pics, great loaches.

saint_dracula · Post by **saint_dracula** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:59 pm

Thank you! I actually posted a post asking about Korean loaches here:

http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=19177

But you answered my question! You live in Japan; were the fish collected from Korea?

Thanks,

Edmond

NancyD · Post by **NancyD** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:20 pm

Those are stunning loaches especially the first ones

Diana · Post by **Diana** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:13 pm

Your pictures are always very interesting, and make me want more Loaches. That first one is very showy!

Keith Wolcott · Post by **Keith Wolcott** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:59 pm

Very beautiful!!!

Bully · Post by **Bully** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:15 am

Very nice, I especially like the Niwaella.

plaalye · Post by **plaalye** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:33 am

Wonderful as always odyssey, thanks for sharing! Pity they're not available here in the states. They're beautiful! How's their behavior? Similar to Khuli loaches??

piggy4 · Post by **piggy4** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:24 pm

Hi Odyssey,those are wonderful looking fish ! how many did you get ?

BotiaMaximus · Post by **BotiaMaximus** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:29 pm

Very nice loaches - both species

Excellent pics as always.

odyssey · Post by **odyssey** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:55 am

Hi all!
Thanks for a lot of replies.
Everybody enjoys those pictures, and I am glad, too.

I got by two of them each.
The arrival of the fish from Korea seemed to be extremely rare so far.
However, various Korean fish classes were imported to Japan, and it was sold this month in much aqua shops.
I am not sure whether there is the arrival constantly after this.

It is only a lateral stripe design to be similar, and the habit is considerably different from Khuli loache.
They are not shy like Khuli.
Because they come out to the place that opened out, it is easy to take their picture.
A loach of the genus same as Niwaella multifasciata inhabits Japan.
Japanese Niwaella delicata eats an adhesion alga mainly, but likes the bloodworm,too.
Korean Niwaella multifasciata eats an adhesion alga equally, too and likes the bloodworm.

I show the following links for the people who are interested in a Korean freshwater fish.
http://www.cctimes.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=62127

http://infish.ccbb.re.kr/renew/
http://www.insamo.pe.kr/zbxe/picto_korea/page/6

The blog which a lot of superior pictures appear in of the Korean freshwater fish.
http://jk-jjamppong.spaces.live.com/blog/

The video that Niwaella multifasciata grazes algae. (YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kYv9c-7rA0

In comparison, the video that Japanese Niwaella delicata grazes algae.(YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN7zV-woxJk

The video which Iksookimia koreensis absorbs bottom sand and filters detritus and eats.(YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ULO-C1tsjM

Niwaella multifasciata grazes algae.

In comparison, Japanese Niwaella delicata grazes algae.

piggy4 · Post by **piggy4** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:03 am

Hi Odyssey , those links you posted are brilliant , a couple of years ago I asked if anyone had ever seen let alone kept the Korean Dace, [Coreoleuciscus splendidus] I notice there are a few picks on one of the links you posted

did these arrive on the shipment

I'd love to get a group of these

I think the Korean freshwater fishes are really beautiful

COREOLEUCISCUS SPLENDIDUS

odyssey · Post by **odyssey** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:51 am

Hi piggy4!

piggy4 wrote: Korean Dace, [Coreoleuciscus splendidus] did these arrive on the shipment ?

The fish seems to be in this arrival list, too.
http://katsuayu.cart.fc2.com/?sort=&ca=103&word=&page=

piggy4 · Post by **piggy4** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:49 am

WOW ! Thanks for posting the pics Odyssey , they look gorgeous ,a nice group of about ten

is it a fish you would keep

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