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Gerhard "Schmerlenotto"

Hello Janman,

I have two tanks with Gastromyzon cf. scitulus (identification is ongoing) since two years, but no breeding success til now.

Here are two males, I guess:

These are stunning pictures! Thanks you very much for posting them!

Have you kept any cobitis or Iksookimia species?

David

Hello daspricey,

I only kept Cobitis taenia for a short time in tanks, because it's to difficult for me to make cold temperatures in winter.

I never have seen a living Iksookimia

I studied Cobitis sinensis in the field in Taiwan. Here is an underwater photo of this species in Bei Shih (River Bei):


Gerhard

Dear Jeff,

thank You very much for answering. Whatever have gone wrong, it's gone. I learned, that there is a life without loaches, too: wink:

As You can see by the discussion in the forum (http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=14453) and material I sent to Emma I'm still interested in contributing. I will have a look to "Plone" (interesting at a first glace, that I tried a few minutes ago) and then we can plan how to contribute in future. In meantime Emma and other moderators have some material to use.

Hope Your job is not filled with too much stress and we keep in contact.

All the best,
Gerhard "Schmerlenotto" from Germany.

Hi Gerhard ,what is the difference between Sabanejewia and Cobitis ? physically they look very similar ! mind you i always think the Lepidicephalus's have a look of Cobitis's ?


Wonderful pics Gerhard

The eurasian genera Cobitis and Sabanejewia are distinguished by the following characters:
Sabanejewia: body pigmentation usually organized in 1 dorsal and 2 lateral longitudinal zones and caudal with 12 branched rays
Cobitis: body pigmentation usually organized in 1 dorsal and 4 lateral longitudinal zones and caudal with 14 branched rays

Source:
KOTTELAT, M. (2007). Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes (clone). Cornol & Berlin: Kottelat & Freyhof, page 301

The genus Lepidocephalichthys characterized by scales present below and behind eye, on opercle (and of top of head in some species).
Look here:




This is the head of Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (specimen from Sri Lanka).

Name genus name Lepidocephalichthys come from the greek language and means "Fisch with scales on the head"

Gerhard

Thanks Gerhard, Those S. balcanioa you kept are they always found in hot springs ? or do they inhabit different habitats ?

Thanks Gerhard,

Beautiful photo! Thanks.

It's a shame Iksookimia are so rare.

David

No, S. balcanica not always occur in those hot springs called "Petzea". There are a lot of spots in the balcan area where this species can be found. This population is insofar interesting for us because it tolerates temperatures higher than 20 °C, what makes aquarium care more convenient

Yes, Jörg Bohlen wrote in an article about the genus Sabanejewia that he breed them without hibernation (Aquaristik Fachmagazin Nr. 175).

I hope one day I have some of them in my tank

Gerhard, are you interested in the cobitis I've shown here? Cobitis sp.

Thomas

Hi Thomas,

thanks for the offer. But I fear all my tanks are "full". And in a few months I'm on my next trip to Thailand and Malaysia …
I guess You know, what that means …
Regards to Aachen!
Gerhard

P.S. Schon witzig, dass wir uns hier auf Englisch unterhalten.

Gerhard, you print very good english mate.

mick

And in a few months I'm on my next trip to Thailand and Malaysia …
I guess You know, what that means …

Yes, some interesting new article to read

Schon witzig, dass wir uns hier auf Englisch unterhalten.

Sollte ich es nach Gütersloh nächsten Monat schaffen dann aber auf Deutsch!

Viele Grüße nach Norden
Thomas