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Bumblebee Loach?

Post by Katy » Sat Aug 14, 2010 2:13 pm

Just got a call from the fish store that they have something called "Bumblebee Loaches" She said they look a lot like YoYos, but thicker lines ... Anyone have any idea what they might be? Trying to decide if I should put my day's plans on hold and take a drive (and set up another tank :) )
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Post by bookpage » Sat Aug 14, 2010 3:09 pm

Ask them if it is yellow and black. Could be a Bumblebee Goby.

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Post by piggy4 » Sat Aug 14, 2010 3:53 pm

Two that spring to mind immediately would be Botia's Dario or Histrionica , assuming they mean Botia's ?
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Post by Katy » Sat Aug 14, 2010 4:04 pm

I was owndering about dario or histrionica, but she has had histrionica's there before, labelled as such.... She did say it looked like a botia of some sort.

Not a goby, although she told me about some striped gobies they got in as well....
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Post by Sharkscott2 » Sat Aug 14, 2010 5:22 pm

It could be a Kubotai, there's a lot of variation with their markings.
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Post by piggy4 » Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:41 am

Thats a good point Scott :!:
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Post by Graeme Robson » Sun Aug 15, 2010 1:42 pm

Common names....... :evil:

If you can, ask the retailer what name was on the order form, so many juvenile loaches can be named what-ever to boost sales!
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Post by Katy » Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:39 pm

That is what they came in as -- she is trying to find out the latin name.... :(
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Post by Katy » Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:35 pm

Looked like Histrionica -- very pretty
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