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Help with a loach ID

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:14 am
by oilhands
Here is the best pic of the loach I could get so far.

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I am pretty sure it is either one of these guys.

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/ph ... 2.jpg/view

I'm leaning towards P. doriae given the redish tone. They were sold as Red Kuhli loaches.

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:28 am
by Emma Turner
I would say that's Pangio doriae. They have been on exporters lists these past few months listed as red kuhli loaches.

One way of telling P. doriae apart from P. anguillaris is that P. doriae has nasal barbels, whereas P. anguillaris does not. You'd need a good enlarged close-up image of the head to see them clearly though.

Emma

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:52 am
by oilhands
Thanks Emma! :) I'll be on the lookout for nasal barbels.