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DSCF2743 by krimson_beauty, on Flickr


DSCF2753 by krimson_beauty, on Flickr

I dont know what this lil guy is, was told hes a zipper but im not sure......Opinions? more pics available,

maybe burmese border loach????, but without seeing the tail and rest of the body, not really sure 'bout that
plus, I am not that experienced, I just have some burmese border loaches that look like that.
Check out the pics in the species index on the main site. It is really helpful.

schistura mahnerti, that's the scientific name for burmese border loaches. Hmmmm, not really sure if this is the same fish, or not. Do they have reddish tails?

Ive never seen any color, my husband says hes seen a faint pink color....... and trying to get a pic of zip out of the cave is almost impossible ill keep trying ....

Here is another picture of the schistura mahnerti

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f2 ... 18812.html

Looks similar to a loach that my fish shop has been getting in for about a year now. They are fiesty! Possibly undescribed, There are sooo many striped schistura sp. & watershed variants.
In my area a "burmese border loach" is botia kubotai. Common names can be very confusing.

Probably Red Tailed Sand Loach - Schistura mahnerti

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/schistura-mahnerti