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Posted: **Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:32 pm**

I'm a novice in the world of loaches. Please help me in identifying the ones I have:

On the second picture the loaches on top and on the bottom are B. almorhae. Am I right? But I can't identify the one in the middle, I hope you'll kindly help me

All loaches are about 4 cm long.

Posted: **Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:22 am**

The patterns are a bit odd, but they all look like yoyos (B. almorhae) to me.

Posted: **Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:27 am**

It's great!
Thanks for your help )))

Posted: **Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:43 am**

No, those aren't Almorhae, sorry to correct but those look more like Botia Histronica than Almorhae

Posted: **Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:18 am**

Hi Maire, and welcome to the forum.

I'd agree with Rocco. Those are Botia histrionica, and very nice ones too!

Every so often we see strange patterns on many of the bottid loaches, such as the middle one in your pic. Here is our profile on them: http://www.loaches.com/species-index/botia-histronica.

Emma

Posted: **Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:18 pm**

Rocco, Emma - thanks for your help)
So, my little guys are Botia histrionica. What a surprise - I bought them as Almorhae ))).
Yesterday I noticed that the middle one's markings (with vertical stripes) started to change, so I think I'll wait for a month or so, and then ask to ID my loaches again.
)))

Posted: **Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:18 pm**

Thanks for the correction - nice fish anyway.

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:56 am**

i'm still not sure, my instant thought on pic 2 was a histrionica in the middle and the others almorhae.
i got a group of young almorhae awhile back and there's 3 that look similar to the pic.
and i'm positive they are almorhae, once i find a pic i'll put it up to compare.
sorry to confuse matters Maire.

mick

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:15 am**

found a fairly good pic which showsthe similarity between my fish and Maire's.

see what you lot think?

mick

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:07 pm**

B. histrialomorhae?

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:09 pm**

thats what was going through my mind Mark?.

mick

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:41 pm**

it would be interesting to see how these fish all turn out.

whatever they are, they are very prettily marked

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:51 pm**

don't care Helen. they'll be on the next bus out of my house.

mick

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:57 pm**

you dont like yours? are you suspecting hybridisation, or are they a bit on the agressive side for your tank?

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:35 pm**

hybrids Helen, i'm going to ask the guy at the shop i bought these are they importing from the Hybrid Republic.
he's a good lad and if he knows he'll tell me.

mick

Loaches Online Forum

Please help in identifying loaches.

Please help in identifying loaches.