ID for "weather loach"

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AleXander
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ID for "weather loach"

Post by AleXander » Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:38 pm

All fish in these pictures were sold to me as "weather loach". One of them is actually Misgurnus anguillicaudatus. The others I am not so sure about.
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above: on the left is a true weather loach (or so i believe) on the right is this little guy.
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I thought the above fish would "grow up" into a weather loach. He has not.
the next fish are not like my original loach either.
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I can take better pics if needed

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Thomas
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Re: ID for "weather loach"

Post by Thomas » Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:16 am

Hi,

The skinny loach seems to be a Misgurnus, too.

The third loach is a nice patterned Lepidocephalichthys guntea

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Re: ID for "weather loach"

Post by AleXander » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:05 pm

The Guntea were put in an unheated tank. They were going to go with the other loaches (which is why I only got 2) but since that tank gets colder I put them upstairs where it gets warmer. I was about 65 F / 18 C when I checked it mid morning. Will this be ok or will I have to rehouse them?

About the little guy. I am confused that a fish that is raised for food would grow so slow. I've had the little guy for a couple of years and he has taken on a tad bit in length but no girth.
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for some reason the pics keep getting cropped ant the ends so here is a link to the full pic so you can see the tail better
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zmBW ... 227602.JPG
Is this actually a mini Misgurnus?

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