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Nice to meet you it is ODYSSEY of the living in Japan.
It is contributed the beginning in this forum.
Thanks in advance for your help.
There might sometimes be a misunderstanding because my English language skill is poor.

In the beginning, I will introduce a kind of the loach in Japan.
The scientific name is Niwaella delicata
It is a Japanese endemic species. They assume algae to be staple food.
I pronounce it "ajime_dojou" in Japanese.
It is a meaning called a tasty loach.
It is said to be the most delicious in loachs inhabiting Japan.

(1) Niwaella delicata

I chiefly keep fish who make algae staple food.
Additionally, I keep Gastromyzon, Pseudogastromyzon, Sinogastromyzon, Beaufortia , and Stiphodon etc.
Because I have the huge photograph taken with the digital camera, it is made to massage for the occasional introduction.

(2) Niwaella delicata and G_scitulus

(3) Niwaella delicata and G_scitulus

(4) G_scitulus & G_ocellatus and Niwaella delicata

(5) Moment when Pseudogastromyzon cheni kicks about Stiphodon percnopterygionus and Niwaella delicata
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Hello and welcome odyssey!

Ok, you can bring me a dozen of them or better two

Very very nice loach!

Thomas

Stunning fish odyssey

Yoroshiku~

Kirei na sakana desuyo.

You have very interesting fish. I can only speak a little Japanese, but please be welcome.

Wow! Impressive loaches!

Hello Thomas and Mad Duff.
Hi Feyna. Kochirakoso Yoroshiku~
Hi ey .

I was surprised at a quick reply. Thank you.
My best regards.

Hi Odyssey, I just spotted this thread FANTASTIC !

Beautiful loaches!

absolutely stunning loach, are they common over there?.
like Thomas, i would'nt mind a couple of dozen of them myself.

mick

Hi and welcome to Loaches Online Odyssey!

Superb pictures and Loaches! Like Thomas and Mick, i would love to keep some of them Niwaella delicata.

it's tiny too!
love the pattern on the loach.

Those are beautiful fish! Thanks for sharing the pics with us.

Wonderful pictures of very nice fish, odyssey.Thanks for posting.

Do you have information about Stiphodon? I have a few kinds, but don´t know there name. They are not as colorful as yours (some are like the very right one on your last picture). I have searched the net a lot, including some great japanese sites but can not see the difference between male and female, except the first dorsal - perhaps...

Best regards from Germany

it's beautiful - thanks for the pictures.

Welcome to Loaches Online, Odyssey. Thank you for sharing photographs of your Niwaella delicata, they are so beautiful. Is their behaviour peaceful?

Emma