ID this loach, please? (pics inside)
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ID this loach, please? (pics inside)
We got this little one a week now, and he's doing fine. We went through the species index, and we think it might be a "Graceful Loach" ("Cobitis choii"), or a "Cobitis striata". But as you can see, our loach is made up of spots, not lines, though he does have a black eyespot on his tail fin, even though the eye spot doesn't come out well in pics. Of course he might just be the juvenile or adult of a species that doesn't have a corresponding picture yet.
Thanks for your time!
Thanks for your time!
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One thing to remember with these types of loach is that their patterning is very highly variable and may represent regional variations. I wouldn't dicount Lepidocephalichthys for this guy. Here's a few usual suspects:
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/pi ... variegated
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http://www.loaches.com/species-index/pi ... variegated
Martin.
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- Martin Thoene
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That's a Pepper Loach. I'm pretty certain of that. We've had those guys for sale in our fishs tore before. I don't think they grow as big as the weather loaches, but I could be wrong. My experience with these guys is limited.
I'm not sure what the scientific name of the Pepper Loach is, or how many variants there are of it, though... :S
I'm not sure what the scientific name of the Pepper Loach is, or how many variants there are of it, though... :S
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The problem I'm running into is that stores only have a few names for long loaches, and only sell them under those names. And with the variations inherint in the species, it's hard to find a definitive match.
I'm just looking for one that has the line across the head through the eye, a round tail, a black eyespot at the base of the tail, a slightly rounded dorsal fin, a roundish body type, and the right mouth shape and barbles (spelling?), and a spotted body where the spots make nearly full lines.
I'm just looking for one that has the line across the head through the eye, a round tail, a black eyespot at the base of the tail, a slightly rounded dorsal fin, a roundish body type, and the right mouth shape and barbles (spelling?), and a spotted body where the spots make nearly full lines.
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