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Just got this little guy. He is very shy but a beauty!

Is that a horse faced loach? Sure looks like one. I adore mine.

i got one at an auction not long ago, was yours as skinney as mine was?.
it's started filling out now though, hardy little sods eh.

mick

mickthefish wrote:i got one at an auction not long ago, was yours as skinney as mine was?.
it's started filling out now though, hardy little sods eh.

mick

He is very skinny. He is eating well now though, so I hope he fills out a bit soon. I saw him at the LFS and had to bring him home, it's like the poor things don't get fed or something.
Hardy is right, this little one looks like a piece of straw with a horse head on it, and he is still going strong.

As he plumps out I'll post his progress.

I had a horsefaced loach about a year ago. He never did fatten up and eventually died. It was a sad day, but he was a PetsMart purchase....

Nice find! My lfs have a few of them in atm - they are all very skinny too. I don't think these guys travel very well.

David

it might take a little while before you put some pics up Munkee, i got mine about 2mths ago and i can see the difference in his body but all my wife sees is a head with a strap for a body, here's a couple of pics.
this is the day after i got it.

and this is him/her now, can you see the difference.


mick

I can see the difference Mick! He is looking great, must be eating well. Mine is just as skinny as yours in the first pic.

I'm sure it will take a bit, but as he gets bigger I'll keep you updated.

Seems a lot of people have seen these skinny little ones in the LFS near them.

They tend to come in from the suppliers in a very skinny state, no matter where they are ordered from. I've never seen a batch come in looking well fed yet.
Good luck with yours, Munkee.

Emma

That's odd, Emma. I had some before but they were never skinny at all. In fact, they look really well-fed but that was in 2002.

Sorry Blue, I didn't mean for that to sound like they never come in in a good state, but in all the years I've been bringing in fish from various places, I have never received any really well conditioned ones. It's a case of getting them in, conditioning them up for a couple of months, then putting them on sale.

Emma