Loach ID?

[Loaches4Life]

Heres a good read that i found

http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.ph ... &id=1436#5

But i must say that i dont agree with this yet....

Compatibility
Not outwardly aggressive towards fishes too small too swallow but its predatory nature and adult size naturally restrict the choice of suitable companions. It's also a sociable animal forming apparently complex social hierarchies meaning 3-4 specimens should be the minimum purchase which with fish of this size further limits the potential for tankmates.

In enormous aquaria larger, riverine cyprinids such as Balantiocheilos melanopterus , Barbonymus, Hampala, Luciosoma and Tor spp. may be possibilities but we know of few private aquarists possessing the facilities required for such a community.

My biggest one seems to be punking my smaller ones. Maybe its just him? I don't know. but right now i wouldnt suggest more than 1. Hes more aggressive than my blue botia, tiger and skunk wrapped into one!


updated pics soon, there getting big fast!

[Martin Thoene]

Northern Monkey wrote:

Hey Loaches4life , I am suprised you got any response ,If it aint a clown or a Khuli no one on here seems to care.

Because people like you scared away many of the people who really, truly cared.

I saw 1 post with 64 replies about a dead clownloach .

And that has no merit in your opinion? That depends on the content of the posts.

I posted some new/unusual fish too but no interest.

See first answer.

I posted some photos and they were deleated too 4" sids

I seem to recall that. The deletion that is. The sentence read as a whole makes no sense....unless you were there I guess. The only 'a' in the word deleted is the one you utter (pronounced "eh?") when you find your pictures gone.

Lovely fish buddy ,where were they collected?

Good sensible question.

I was looking for the smiley that bangs his head against the wall

Yeah........most times you post I'm looking for it too.
Here it is....just part of the service.....

Leptobotia rock

You got me. I have no argument for that.

Ok, ok....I'm having a dig. I hadn't looked at this thread before and reading negative stuff within it like this just raises my hackles. I'd have thought Northern Monkey was actually knowledgeable enough to at least had a decent stab at the species. At least been helpful.
I would definitely have said Leptobotia and leaned towards elongata based on eye proportion and the other hints being put forward by L4L.

Hope you have a honkin' big tank. Oh......and of course a few pictures more wouldn't go amiss.

Martin.

[Loaches4Life]

Getting BIG fast

[Jim Powers]

They sure look like they are eating well!

[Loaches4Life]

O yeah they are eating like pigs, thanks Jim

[andyroo]

So long as we're having a moan, I'd like to go on the record that I'm not keen on this new black-on-white format. I found that reading the white-on-blue was easier to read on my sunny balcony (as you poor northern folk freeze- HA HA HA)
I'm actually being serious- i did like the other format, though it's no drama to get used to this one and I appreciate the designer/moderator's efforts.
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[starsplitter7]

Really an amazing looking loach. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

[Loaches4Life]

Really an amazing looking loach. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

thanks stars, i cant wait till they hit the 12" mark

[Mike Ophir]

Wow based on this thread I would conclude that Loaches Online has really fallen into a state of indifference and mediocrity...someone please correct me if i am wrong, I have been away for a while?

M. Ophir

[Jim Powers]

I wouldn't say that. Things are just a bit slow on here right now.

[Loaches4Life]

Anybody else own these fish? please post pics if you do

[Martin Thoene]

Lookee what I found while looking for something completely different..............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwe9__oo ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfHD7jOf ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijG8WJpDXeo&NR=1

Martin.

[Jim Powers]

Very impressive fish!!