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Loach identification
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:04 am
by Marcos Mataratzis
Can anybody recognize this species?
I saw those ones on a Pet Shop today. The attendant told me they are "Indian loaches". They were in same tank with
Pangio kuhlli.
Sorry for the poor cell phone shots.
Marcos
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:09 am
by bic
hi,
it's look like schistura maepaiensis or beavani. But I'm not a professional to loach id...
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:53 am
by Emma Turner
Hi Marcos,
There are quite a number of Indian nemacheilid loaches with dark bands. Any chance you could get some better close-up pics?
Emma
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:35 pm
by Marcos Mataratzis
Well,
I will go there again next wednesday. If they are still there...
Thanks!
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:51 pm
by mickthefish
Marcos, if your memory is pretty good if i put a pic of maepaiensis up ,
then you can either rule that species out.
mick
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:12 pm
by Marcos Mataratzis
Thanks mick,
it is really very similar to the one on your photo. I´m inclined to afirm it is indeed Schistura maepaiensis. If not it´s damn alike!
Thank you all!
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:15 pm
by mickthefish
thought it might be, it was something about the head shape and eye position of your pics bud.
mick
ps, case might be solved.