Does anyone know what these are?
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Does anyone know what these are?
Does anyone know what these are? My LFS had them listed as 'Leopard Loach' anf they are about 2 inch / 5cm long. I loved the look of them and has to take them home.
They have 6 prominent barbels (three pairs) and some have pale red fins (males?). They have a very ling dorsal fin. My thoughts are that they are some kind of Acanthocobitis or even Lepidocephalichthys species.
They have 6 prominent barbels (three pairs) and some have pale red fins (males?). They have a very ling dorsal fin. My thoughts are that they are some kind of Acanthocobitis or even Lepidocephalichthys species.
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Pictures 2 and 4 look almost like one of the Schistura or related fish. A somewhat Goby-like Loach in behavior.
The other pics look like different species. (Especially the first picture) Are they all the same fish?
The other pics look like different species. (Especially the first picture) Are they all the same fish?
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Thanks for the reply. They are all the same two fish. The second pic is the best example of one. They are social so I got 4 more today including two big ones that look like a nice plump female and another with red fins.
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Look like acanthocobitis botia. aka "zipper loach"
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/ac ... itis-botia
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/ac ... itis-botia
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I agree the 2nd pic looks like a zipper but maybe not the other 1. Now that they've had a chance to acclimate does it look the same ? It looks more like a lepidocephalichys berdmorei body/face shape...
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I second Zipper Loach. I recently got 3 of them, also small like yours, and they look the same. Amazing buggers.
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On every pic I see only Acanthocobitis.
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