Whats my Botia ?

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Northern Monkey
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Whats my Botia ?

Post by Northern Monkey » Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:14 pm

From INDIA !
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These fishes are about 50mm
Keep your powder dry !

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Post by Mad Duff » Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:16 pm

I will take some of those Neil :shock:

Lovely looking fish :)
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Pardon my honesty - I am a Northerner

14 loach species bred, which will be next?

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Post by piggy4 » Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:30 pm

Wow, nice lookers :D

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Post by zenins » Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:43 pm

Kinda look like Kubotai (Polka Dot, Burmese Border Loach, Angelicus)
except they are from Myanmar (Burma)

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/botia-kubotai

When mine were young, they had a lot more white on them like yours do.
However as they got older, more black formed and there was less white on the body ...
Zenin

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Post by piggy4 » Sun Jul 04, 2010 3:27 am

Hi Zenins they do kinda look a bit like Kubotai, but much lighter in colour ,also they are from India ,and more likely to be part of the Rostrata complex ?

They sometimes have a reddish tint in certain light :o very nice lookers these !

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Post by Doc » Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:34 am

I'd say they are most likely rostrata, looking at the darker areas, they seem to be more like a paired stripe like the usual Rostrata pattern than the bulky darker areas that kubotai have..

I'd put good money on them being B.rostrata.
So many species of fish yet so little time, space and money to keep them all...

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Post by Northern Monkey » Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:04 pm

Hi guys , I think they are rostrata real .
It seems a little bit of a waste of time uploading the photos here
No one seems interested unless its clown loach or Khulis :lol:
Keep your powder dry !

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Post by Doc » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:34 am

I looked at the super large pics on the site and it just confirms the ID for me.. I'll have to pop in sometime soon and have a gander at the new fish...
So many species of fish yet so little time, space and money to keep them all...

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Post by piggy4 » Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:11 pm

Its always worth the trip Doc , rare fishes in tip top condition 8)

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Post by Doc » Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:23 am

Well the Mrs is currently setting up a Marine tank so we will defo be in in the next few weeks I would imagine. :lol:
So many species of fish yet so little time, space and money to keep them all...

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