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Botia rostrata? Problem with identification.

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:24 pm

by Greek

These are my loaches. I think they are Botia rostrata but i'm not sure.
What do you think?

3 centimetres one:
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/bef ... ee7dc.html
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/8f5 ... 3e1dc.html

4 centimetres one:
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/3a8 ... 8af58.html
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/e3a ... fe834.html
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/84f ... 9799c.html

The biggest one:
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/4d1 ... 883fb.html
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/31a ... dd986.html
???

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:52 pm

by TayHudson

They definitely look like Botia Rostrata

http://www.aquariumphoto.dk/botia_rostrata.htm

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:28 pm

by arny

i would say they are botia rostrata (ladder loach) i have this same type. but the picture tay has put up looks like botia kubotai (polka dot loach)

Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:43 am

by Greek

Thanks a lot

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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:06 am

by Martin Thoene

arny wrote:i would say they are botia rostrata (ladder loach) i have this same type. but the picture tay has put up looks like botia kubotai (polka dot loach)

Except that tay's photo link is most probably Botia kubotai.

Those do look like rostrata Greek.

This is great info:

http://www.loaches.com/articles/botia-r ... ing-growth

Martin.