The shop had quite a few nice display tanks with some unusual fish. I was looking at one attractive tank which had some rainbows until I caught sight of some lovely Yo Yos, which started following my finger across the glass. To see these fish up close is really something. B Almorhae is such an under rated loach.
Anyway, while I was watching these beautiful Yo Yos, following in their wake was a Botia Striata!
I have only ever seen this fish in pictures or on You tube, niether of which do it justice. Australia doesnt import this fish 
so I was amazed and delighted at the same time. This little fella had some character about it. It was swimming with a whole carcass (I dont know what of, the tank looked healthy) in its mouth and evading the interests of the 4 Yo Yos who wanted a taste. It wasnt a fat Striata (although athletic) and probably about 3" in lenght. The stripes on the body were resonably well divided and looked absolutely stunning. This is undoubtably THE most attractive loach/fish I have ever seen.
I got talking to the lady in the shop who was much more informed than most fish shop attendees I meet. She said they had the Striata for about 4 years and it came in as a contaminant. They have never noticed any since. They love this little guy too and he lives safe from sale in the display tank at Annerly Aquariums.
