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I bought my little guys as Pangio kuhli.
and I had no doubts about it until today when I looked at other Pangio sp. pictures. )))
Are my Pangio kuhli really Pangio kuhli?






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLGf4adrvnE

Those may be P. semicincta. Identification can be tricky.

Mark in Vancouver wrote:Those may be P. semicincta. Identification can be tricky.

Well, that's the problem )))
They are very alike. Probably it's much easier to id them correctly if you've already kept both sp. and know the difference.
I compared my pictures with the p.semicincta pics on this site - the bands on my kuhli are not so even, and background color is pinkish-yellow. But i'm not sure )

If you are able, try to post bigger image files - these appeared very small on my monitor. I'm sure we will hear more on this as others give their opinions.

Mark in Vancouver wrote:If you are able, try to post bigger image files - these appeared very small on my monitor. I'm sure we will hear more on this as others give their opinions.

The images are clickable, but if they're too small in full view - I'll post bigger ones.
New pics:

Those are really beautiful happy looking fish in a lovely tank. Looks like they are loach dancing. Thanks for sharing. Sorry I can't ID.

starsplitter7 wrote:Those are really beautiful happy looking fish in a lovely tank. Looks like they are loach dancing. Thanks for sharing. Sorry I can't ID.

Thanks! Yeah, they are loach dancing, They do it constantly, all day long, though usually only 3 or 2 do it at one time. ))) And the others I'm sure are taking a nap somethere. Then they change roles.

Telling P. kuhlii and P. semicincta apart is not easy (even the scientists struggle). I would plumb for P. kuhlii with these.