Few loaches of the Western Gharts of India
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Definitely a typical Schistura, Mick. Greedy while eating, wasnt very fuzzy or choosy about food and not that aggressive as say a denisonii or for that matter even a semiarmatus.
A bit surprisingly, most of the time they are out in the open and rarely have I seen them going inside rocks and leaf litter. They bring out the red only around morning and I've never seen any red during the later hours of the day.
In the wild, they seem to have a very restricted range. Very fast against water that Rahul and myself found very difficult to get a hold on them. By the time we lifted the nets, they were fast enough to swim against the current and get outta it.
A bit surprisingly, most of the time they are out in the open and rarely have I seen them going inside rocks and leaf litter. They bring out the red only around morning and I've never seen any red during the later hours of the day.
In the wild, they seem to have a very restricted range. Very fast against water that Rahul and myself found very difficult to get a hold on them. By the time we lifted the nets, they were fast enough to swim against the current and get outta it.
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thanks for the info Madhu, the denisonii i picked up awhile back aren't that aggresive and there is a dominant male among them , he's nearly half the size bigger than the rest with a massive head and mouth.
i have a pic of him that i took recently if i can find it i'll put it up.
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i have a pic of him that i took recently if i can find it i'll put it up.
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That's probably the reason why there isn't much aggressive Mick. I have 2 huge ones almost at the same size and full grown to around 3.5" and that tank is seldom at peace. And yes they have a massive head, mouth and of course a massive stomach.mickthefish wrote: he's nearly half the size bigger than the rest with a massive head and mouth.
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And that is one huge looking fish Mick.
I think sooner or later they will have a complex of species just like the filamentosa complex. What I have is pretty different from yours and at the same time much different from what my friends have collected around the Eastern Gharts.
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