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Help with Loach identification

Post by JonasBygdemo » Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:35 am

This picture popped up at a Swedish forum, and she wanted to know what it is. She said the she'd been googling on tigers, and suspected that it was some sort of tiger. It looks a bit like an S. Berdmorei, but I'm not 100% convinced that it is.

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Post by Graeme Robson » Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:47 am

It looks like a Botia striata with a elongated snout. Do you have any more pictures?
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Post by Jim Powers » Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:42 am

I agree with Graeme. Very odd. Syncrossus (tiger) head with striata markings. :?
It might be easier to tell if you could have a pic of it in water.
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Post by JonasBygdemo » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:59 am

I might be able to get more pics, but I don't know the owner. It does indeed looks like a Striata, but with differences. It also has a crooked back, but didn't have any complications from it.
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Post by JonasBygdemo » Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:08 am

I've sent her a message, but she hasn't replied yet. Anyone else who have an idea?
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Post by soul-hugger » Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:35 pm

Looks like a close match to Botia Dario.

The forehead of B. Dario is a little higher and more rounded, with a longer snout than that of other Botias, yet not as long and pointed as those of Syncrossus. I have compared it to some online pictures, but it's hard to tell since this fish is out of the water. Your individual also has no spots on the tail or body, where S. Berdmorei does. Pretty colouration on this one!

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Post by JonasBygdemo » Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:40 pm

Yeah, it's a nice fish! Too bad the owner won't log in to the forum where I wrote to her. A pic in the water would indeed make it easier.
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Post by Doc » Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:35 pm

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.
So many species of fish yet so little time, space and money to keep them all...
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Post by random2 » Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:21 pm

Have seen such ones here in India. They are sold as B striata. But the markings are definitely different from the ones I have seen before. Was almost ready to buy them till I noticed the difference.
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Post by JonasBygdemo » Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:39 pm

random2 wrote:Have seen such ones here in India. They are sold as B striata. But the markings are definitely different from the ones I have seen before. Was almost ready to buy them till I noticed the difference.
Okay! Yeah I first thought they were Striata too. This is a mystery I have to work out! Still no answer from the owner btw..
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Post by JonasBygdemo » Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:40 pm

Doc wrote: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.
But the fins are red- and if I'm not mistaken, Striatas doesn't have red fins...
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Post by clint » Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:53 pm

Looks like a cross between two different botias. Nice looking little fish.
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Post by Keith Wolcott » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:20 am

My vote is also for Botia striata. The markings look exactly like the markings that I have had on young striatas. The lines will get closer as it develops. The red on the nose is also just like a striata. I don't think the fins are really red, but just a little pink from the hand behind them. The head is shaped a little different from a typical striata, but I don't think it is all that much different.
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Post by JonasBygdemo » Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:51 pm

Good news people, I got an answer from the owner, and she said that she'd try to get a better pic. Fingers crossed!
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Post by saint_dracula » Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:24 pm

Longnose Striata? Just like longnose corydoras
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