What might be sold as a spotted long-nosed Botia?
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- bslindgren
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What might be sold as a spotted long-nosed Botia?
My LFS just got this in. It's hiding under a log so I couldn't see it very well. I would guess around 3-4 inches long, and the head shape looked more like a Sinibotia than a long-nosed. The colour appeared silvery grey to me, but I could only see the head - essentially like a normal Botia but quite pointed. I know this is a lousy description (and it's probably unlikely that I'll manage to get a picture of it), but I was mostly curious if anyone has encountered that name before.
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Was it anything like Syncrossus berdmorei? That would be the one that springs to mind with the desciption 'long nosed Botia' and 'spotted'. They have become more commonly available as of late and I have seen them listed as 'long nosed peppered Botia'. Obviously, overall these would be described as a brightly coloured loach, but if you only saw the head, that would have looked quite drab in comparison to the rest of the fish.
Without a photograph to go by, it is difficult. Have a browse through the species index and see if you can find a match: http://www.loaches.com/species-index
Emma
Without a photograph to go by, it is difficult. Have a browse through the species index and see if you can find a match: http://www.loaches.com/species-index
Emma
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Thats what I was thinking, or maybe a Tiger Loach...Emma Turner wrote:Was it anything like Syncrossus berdmorei? That would be the one that springs to mind with the desciption 'long nosed Botia' and 'spotted'. They have become more commonly available as of late and I have seen them listed as 'long nosed peppered Botia'. Obviously, overall these would be described as a brightly coloured loach, but if you only saw the head, that would have looked quite drab in comparison to the rest of the fish.
Without a photograph to go by, it is difficult. Have a browse through the species index and see if you can find a match: http://www.loaches.com/species-index
Emma
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