Loach identification

Marcos Mataratzis · Post by **Marcos Mataratzis** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:16 am

A friend of mine asked me to identify his new loaches. Can anybody help me?

Marcos

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:57 am

Hi Marcos,

looks like Yunnanilus cruciatus.

Thomas

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 3:42 pm

These Yunnanilus cruciatus are sure looking nicer every time i look at them.

Marcos Mataratzis · Post by **Marcos Mataratzis** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:56 pm

Hi Thomas,

I looked for it at species index but there isn´t any cruciatus there. Closest I found was Yunnanilus brevis wich did not remind me this Botias from my friend. Can you post a link to Yunnanilus cruciatus with photos?

Thanks!

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:07 pm

Hi Marcos,

Yunnanilus cruciatus has not been exported many times before, which is why we currently have no species profile for it here on LOL.

Below is a scan from The Freshwater Fishes of Central Vietnam book, by D.V. Serov, V. K. Nezdoliy & D.S. Pavlov (ISBN 5-87317-293-5):

If you friend is able to take some closer images, we'd love to host them here on LOL in a species profile, with credit given to your friend of course. Please let us know if this is possible.

Emma

Marcos Mataratzis · Post by **Marcos Mataratzis** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:22 pm

Hi Emma,

Many thanks for this book page!

I´ll let my friend know and ask him for closer shots. Actually, these are the closer shots he presented after I complained about first ones he took. Take a look:

I´ll let you know ASAP.

Thanks again!

juan · Post by **juan** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:12 am

Does anybody know the ideal water parameters (PH, GH, KH) to maintain theses fishes?

Juan

Marcos Mataratzis · Post by **Marcos Mataratzis** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:10 pm

Hi Emma and friends,

This is Juan, the friend I was talking about. He is the owner of those loaches.

Welcome to LOL Juan!

juan · Post by **juan** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:36 am

Hi Marcos, I really appreciate you introduce me on this fantastic web forum.

Hello Emma. Thank you for help me to discover the name specie of my new fishes.

I have taken some pictures of Yunnanilus Cruciatus, however is very difficult for me to take good pictures of them. This fish is very small and exited!!!

I’m bringing some pictures. What do you thing? Is it enough? Do you want something better?

I would you like to know the ideal water parameter to maintain these fishes. Does anybody know it?

Best regards,

Juan Murillo

Marcos Mataratzis · Post by **Marcos Mataratzis** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:20 am

These are nice pictures. I´m sure Emma will use some.

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:03 am

Superb!

I'm sure Emma can make use of these, especially the first two.

NancyD · Post by **NancyD** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:54 am

Great little fish, juan! Nice pics but of course we'd like more. Are the fins really white or is that a trick of the light?

piggy4 · Post by **piggy4** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:01 am

Ha ha , Mick told me about these , he said he thought I'd like them , I do

In all honesty I'd never heard of them !

helen nightingale · Post by **helen nightingale** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:57 pm

they are beautifull little fish. it sounds liike you had a lucky find. Welcome along Juan

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