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Loaches & friends

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:56 am
by Beta
Hi,
I'm sharing pics of my recently setup tank for loaches and friends. It does look dirty for a new tank :)

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Inhabitants:
  • Glyptothorax sp.
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    Pseudolaguvia sp.
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    Lepidocephalichthys menoni
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    Schistura savona
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    Schistura sp.
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    Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui
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    Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus
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    Parapsilorhynchus sp.
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    Puntius narayani?
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    Bhavania australis?

    Aborichthys elongatus
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    Sicyopterus griseus
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I will post pics of the remaining fishes in a little while.

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:09 am
by Donna
Wow, that looks like a lot of loach fun -- for both you and them! Well done!

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:14 pm
by Mad Duff
Very nice Beta :D

I really like the Lepidocephalichthys menoni & Parapsilorhynchus sp

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:28 pm
by irab
Nice dont worry everything will settle down

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:27 pm
by piggy4
Ooooh what a treat 8) Beta how are those Mesonamacheilus behaviour wise b t w I havent seen a tank with so many fish that I havent encountered in the flesh before 8)

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:23 pm
by Matt
Some stunning fish that I've never seen before either there beta, cheers. :) Think your Puntius id is correct btw.

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:38 pm
by mickthefish
brilliant selection of fish Beta. i really like the stigmofasciatus they look gentle little beasts.
same as Matt, are you poss it's a narajani?

mick

Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:38 am
by Beta
Donna, Mad Duff and Irab - Thanks for the encouragement.

Piggy4 - The Meso's can be a little boisterous but not to Schistura denisoni levels.

Here are couple of other Meso's for you

Mesonoemacheilus guentheri
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Mesonoemacheilus herrei
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Mesonoemacheilus triangularis
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Matt: Thanks. I wasn't 100% sure due to a discussion elsewhere on narayani vs setnai.

Mick: The stigmofasciatus are gentle as you mentioned. Very interesting behaviour wise too. They sometimes put their head out of the water..very balitorid like

Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:34 pm
by piggy4
Once again Beta thanks for the 8) pics !

I feel I may have actually kept a small group of M.herrei ? they came in with M.triangularis and were much more docile than Guentheri or Triangularis ! would that be the case ?

Also does M.pulchellus look similar to Meso's Guentheri and Herrei ?

Yours Andy :)

Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:43 pm
by chefkeith
Excellent picture taking. Bravo! Beautiful fish.

Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:35 am
by Beta
piggy4 wrote:Once again Beta thanks for the 8) pics !

I feel I may have actually kept a small group of M.herrei ? they came in with M.triangularis and were much more docile than Guentheri or Triangularis ! would that be the case ?

Also does M.pulchellus look similar to Meso's Guentheri and Herrei ?

Yours Andy :)
Andy: I collected these from Valparai in Western Ghats and I didn't find any triangularis there. I don't know if there is any commercial collection taking place in that area but the triangularis is more common on the Kerala side.

chefkeith: Thanks!

Will try and post the Bhavania? pics tonight.

Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:55 am
by Bully
Beautiful pics of beautiful fish Beta :)

Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:38 pm
by Beta
Bully: Thanks! Your tips on the Sicyopterus was very helpful..

Look Ma, no fins :)
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The Male Sicyopterus griseus
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This is what I think is a Bhavania australis but a confirmation would help.
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:37 pm
by plaalye
Great stuff beta! What a treat it must be to collect these fish in your own backyard! The sicyopterus are looking good.