Loaches Online Forum

Hi, having enjoyed the loaches from Borneo and Western Ghats I thought I'd post my only pic of my only local loach species in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, the Stone Loach Nemachaelis barbatus. Enjoy (hopefully!).

Nice, what method did you use to catch it. Because I want to catch a dojo loach from my neighborhood.

I used the "OOPS, there's something in the net I just stirred around" method

Twas in a pond and I was surveying for newts. There was a population of non-native Alpine Newts escaped from a local school surviving, nay thriving, there.

WOW!

That is a beautiful little newt!!

ALSO, THE LOACH IS VERY LOVELY. I do not think we have any indigenous loaches in N.C., but it would be VERY nice to have some.
Do you do much local "fish chasing"?

nice loach.....and this is loach from my locality......

Hi borneo 24.

I have a fish which looks similar to this. It was sold to me as a Butterfly Plec but I know it as a HIllstream Loach. It is nearly 9 years old now and resides in my 4ft sand-bottomed catfish tank with smaller catfish species and African Dwarf Frogs.

I really should attempt to identify it properly, but i have assumed it is the common one. Unfortunately I have no picture as the the aquarium is difficult to photograph. It is on a windowsill with good light but without direct sunlight and has no artificial lights.

My Hillstream Loach was purchased 09/02/03 and passed away on 17/12/14.

I think that makes it 11 years and 10 months in my care.

I don't know how old it was when purchased from the LFS.