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hi

i have had a weather loach since october and read that they can go all the way to a 1ft but on a fish index says that some species grow only to 6".
can anyone identify my dojo please?
here he is...




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#sorry ABOUT PHOTO QUALITY.
he's constantly on the move.
also can anyone sex him/her, i think its a her but...
thanks guys

david

Hi David,

Going by the top photo (which is the clearest), your Weather loach looks like a Misgurnus anguillicaudatus to me. These are the only species allowed to be imported into the UK, and can get to around 25cm.

Emma

emma to the rescue again!

the pics are clearer when smaller but reasontly whenever i post any the pic is way to big and makes it blurred etc!

your Weather loach looks like a Misgurnus anguillicaudatus to me. These are the only species allowed to be imported into the UK, and can get to around 25cm.

the only one?
in my lfs they have ones more thinner and paler and lankey in a way?
also is there a albino sort of these around in the uk?
thank u very much

david

daspricey wrote:the only one?
in my lfs they have ones more thinner and paler and lankey in a way?
also is there a albino sort of these around in the uk?

Yeah, they are the only Misgurnus species seen in the UK trade these days. There's an article on the PFK website here which might be of interest: http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/p ... cle_id=106 which covers this. (Have a read of the paragraph called "Weather loaches are on the list. Do I need a licence?"). The other one that used to be imported was Misgurnus fossilis, but as you can see, it is on the banned list for the UK.

The 'thin lankey ones' have been mentioned before. They are also Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, but it is unclear why they are so thin. Some say it is genetics, others say it's internal parasites, poor diet etc. I've never actually seen one in any of our shipments though, and of course all of ours receive a good mixed diet.

The markings on individual specimens of M. anguillicaudatus can vary quite considerably from fish to fish, so this might account for some of the differences you have seen.

Golden Weather loaches were very popular a while back, and they were quite commonly seen in the shops. However, they seem to have disappeared off of many suppliers lists over the last few years - I havn't been able to source them for 3 years now. That's not to say they aren't around, it's just that the suppliers I use (and I use quite a number) don't have them.

Hope this helps,

Emma

Golden Weather loaches were very popular a while back, and they were quite commonly seen in the shops. However, they seem to have disappeared off of many suppliers lists over the last few years - I havn't been able to source them for 3 years now. That's not to say they aren't around, it's just that the suppliers I use (and I use quite a number) don't have them.

i han't seen them, just on the net and saw some ones with beautiful markings. i'll post back if i find that post again.

The 'thin lankey ones' have been mentioned before. They are also Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, but it is unclear why they are so thin. Some say it is genetics, others say it's internal parasites, poor diet etc. I've never actually seen one in any of our shipments though, and of course all of ours receive a good mixed diet.

i'll stick with the hmm, fatter ones then.

Hope this helps,

very much so,

thank u very much!!!!!!

david

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