Long time since I was here. I spent a couple of years in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand and collected quite a few loaches most of which could not be ID'ed down to species level. Thought you guys might like to take a look at them. I am not a photography whiz and being in the field and trying to take photos of the fish at the same time certainly didn't help as will be evident with the pictures below.
To start with, Schistura obliquofascia. These were among the largest Schistura I have ever collected (that photo tank is 4 inches in length).
Typical habitat.
The Obscure Loaches Of North India
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- Shovelnose
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Re: The Obscure Loaches Of North India
NICE! Were you able to look at them under water? Any sort of viewing box?
Are you thinking the reddish-pale ones and the dark+yellow ones are the same species? Are the colors some sort of reaction on the part of the fish (light/dark, stress...)? Or different color morphs?
Are you thinking the reddish-pale ones and the dark+yellow ones are the same species? Are the colors some sort of reaction on the part of the fish (light/dark, stress...)? Or different color morphs?
38 tanks, 2 ponds over 4000 liters of water to keep clean and fresh.
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- Shovelnose
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No unfortunately, I purchased a waterproof camera only recently but I moved out of Uttarakhand in November last year.Diana wrote:NICE! Were you able to look at them under water? Any sort of viewing box?
The lighter coloured ones were photographed many hours after collecting, that is indeed stress colouration. There were many such banded Schistura in this region most of which were a nightmare to ID.Diana wrote:Are you thinking the reddish-pale ones and the dark+yellow ones are the same species? Are the colors some sort of reaction on the part of the fish (light/dark, stress...)? Or different color morphs?
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I had gone to Himachal Pradesh last year to try and collect Schistura rupecola. While I did collect a species of Schistura fairly close to the type locality, I am not completely sure this is the real thing.
The colours have actually faded quite a bit, the fins were stunningly red when collected on all the specimens (especially the larger ones).
The habitat.
Opinions???
The colours have actually faded quite a bit, the fins were stunningly red when collected on all the specimens (especially the larger ones).
The habitat.
Opinions???
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Re: The Obscure Loaches Of North India
Wow! Amazing looking loaches.
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