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Re: Newbie setting up a loach tank.

Post by CORY-MIKE » Sat Dec 14, 2013 3:33 pm

Just an Little update.

I have a question. Today I got myself some new puntius for my tank. But the told me it was Puntius mehacola and I realy don't think that's right. Can you please help me You can see the fish 0:13 in the clip below.

many thanks for your help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cB5kOLdx3Q

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Re: Newbie setting up a loach tank.

Post by bookpage » Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:42 pm

Take a look here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06OzGWwkcR0

and then look for the same fish here: http://www.fishbase.org/identification/ ... us=Puntius

Or, it could be this one: Puntius (Dawkinsia) filamentosa “Filament Barb” is another beautiful cyprinid that grows long “filaments” from the dorsal fin. The body is silver to green color with a large black spot just before the caudal fin. The tail has two red and black stripes on the top and the bottom of the fin.
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Re: Newbie setting up a loach tank.

Post by redshark1 » Sun Dec 15, 2013 3:16 pm

Just a thought - I have not chosen barbs for my aquarium as most species including Dennison's Barb prefer a temperature much cooler than my Clown Loach for long and healthy life and I will not compromise one species for the other.
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Re: Newbie setting up a loach tank.

Post by Bas Pels » Tue Dec 17, 2013 4:47 am

Clown loaches come from Borneo and Sumatra. If you look into the barbs from there, the temperature will almost certainly match

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