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Hi,
I've been searching this site's species index several times for any clues to what I bought from a mixed shipment of `borneo suckers´ the other week but have yet to find a match for two of the fishes I've bought.

I know one is most likely some type of gastromyzon (same body type/shape as my other gastros ) but the other one is a complete mystery (that I have yet to get a good picture of so identification of that one will have to wait, shy and fast little thing!). The `gastro/hillstream´ has, other then the markings shown in the images, what appears to be faint blue markings on its tailfin but it was only a brief flash that could have merely been a reflection from my tank's lights >.<.

images of gastro/hillstream (quality isn't the best, sorry ):
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B57W6l ... z&hl=en_US
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B57W6l ... l&hl=en_US

Hi,
Its a G. zebrinus, a very nice one!
The markings of this type can be very different.

Menu wrote:Hi,
Its a G. zebrinus, a very nice one!
The markings of this type can be very different.

Zebrinus you say hmm, sounds plausible (if one takes into account the seemingly highly variable markings).
Thanks a Bunch!!! I will have to get pictures of that other more elusive one so as to fully sort out what I have in my tank ^_^.

Iagree, it looks like a zebrinus.

After a few more glimpses of the more elusive little hillstream loach I suspect it to be a Sinogastromyzon wui ( see reference link http://www.loaches.com/species-index/si ... omyzon-wui).

The only pictures that I've taken that aren't just showing blurry blotches of color are these:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B57W6l ... w&hl=en_US
, https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B57W6l ... 4&hl=en_US , but those aren't of much help .

It's not as broad as in the reference pics on this site and the saddle markings show larger yellow areas rather then large black ones but it's the closest match I've found so far. Will have to rummage through my fridge to see if i still have any brine shrimp left to entice it with.

see here
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.ph ... is&id=1438
cheers Charles

ch.koenig wrote:see here
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.ph ... is&id=1438
cheers Charles

Thank you so much for the link! Hypergastromyzon humilis huh, will have to write that down . Too bad it was the only one in that mixed shipment

That's good find!!!
I am envious!!