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Just sharing some pics taken by Emma and I, that we thought you'd all like to see. Most of these loaches have been in at the shop for 3 or 4 weeks now. I am lucky enough to get to see them every day.

Laos Blackline Loach - Nemacheilus longistriatus:









Physoschistura shanensis:





Sakura Sucker Loach - Sewellia speciosa:





Peacock Loach - Lepidocephalichthys cf. annandalei:









Serpent Loach - Serpenticobitis octozona:













(12 of the S. octozona have come home with us!):





Graeme.

The S. octozona are wonderful little loaches, really outgoing and friendly, with the most fascinating little behavioural quirks such as their seemingly flexible luminous snouts that they move about all the time when nosing around, and the way they graze on the decor and cling to vertical surfaces, almost walking along.
Hope you all enjoy the pics,
Emma

Thank you for showing wonderful pictures.

I am interested in Sewellia speciosa in particular.
I will look for the Japanese aqua shops.

Lovely loaches! I especially like the S. octozona, no wonder you took some home Graeme

Lovely fish! Thanks for sharing. Any idea how big the s. octozona get??

you are both lucky indeed
the l. annandalei are females. do you have males as well?
the speciosa male is gorgeous
cheers charles

I can't wait untill the S. speciosa is available in Holland!

Such beautiful fish.

You are lucky indeed.

Stunning!!!

Thanks everyone!

Plaalye, the Serpenticobitis octozona get to around 5.5cm (2.2 inches).
Charles, yeah we have both but these little chaps are hard to capture on camera, so far these are the best pictures we have.

Graeme.

Is that a goby in the back of the first picture? If so what species? I'm on the lookout for Gobies to go with my Hillstreams.

"Plaalye, the Serpenticobitis octozona get to around 5.5cm (2.2 inches)"
Thanks Graeme, they're being advertised on aquabid and I've been thinkg of getting some.

Hokum wrote:Is that a goby in the back of the first picture? If so what species? I'm on the lookout for Gobies to go with my Hillstreams.

I noticed that too. Looks like a sicyopterus, one of my favorites!

Very nice to view. Thanks so much for putting them up. The only problem, the "only look - don't touch" sticker for those far away

Oops, my drool meter just hit 11.

I'm loving the Physoschistura shanensis. Mine are swuper nice fish, ultra greedy and growing nicely.

Martin.

Hokum wrote:Is that a goby in the back of the first picture? If so what species? I'm on the lookout for Gobies to go with my Hillstreams.

Maybe? .............

http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=19110&start=0

Martin.

hi Graeme
your are not really complaining about your pictures, are you?
have a look at mine on seriouslyfish and agree: your pictures are better and not because I've put my annandalei on grey sand
cheers charles