Botia rostrata? Problem with identification.

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Greek
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Botia rostrata? Problem with identification.

Post by Greek »

These are my loaches. I think they are Botia rostrata but i'm not sure.
What do you think?

3 centimetres one:
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/bef ... ee7dc.html
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/8f5 ... 3e1dc.html

4 centimetres one:
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/3a8 ... 8af58.html
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/e3a ... fe834.html
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/84f ... 9799c.html

The biggest one:
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/4d1 ... 883fb.html
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/31a ... dd986.html
???
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TayHudson
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Post by TayHudson »

They definitely look like Botia Rostrata

http://www.aquariumphoto.dk/botia_rostrata.htm
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arny
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Post by arny »

i would say they are botia rostrata (ladder loach) i have this same type. but the picture tay has put up looks like botia kubotai (polka dot loach)
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Greek
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Post by Greek »

Thanks a lot :) .
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Martin Thoene
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Post by Martin Thoene »

arny wrote:i would say they are botia rostrata (ladder loach) i have this same type. but the picture tay has put up looks like botia kubotai (polka dot loach)
Except that tay's photo link is most probably Botia kubotai.

Those do look like rostrata Greek.

This is great info:

http://www.loaches.com/articles/botia-r ... ing-growth

Martin.
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