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Another stranger to Identify

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:12 am
by streptococci
Hi All

I have managed to locate another strange loach - I bought 2 of them, they were sold as Redfinned Widow Loach and the pet store did not have a scientific name. They are about 5-6cm or 2 inches in size.

Any Ideas? I've been through the species index 3 times so far.

Thanks

Craig


Pic 1a:
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Pic 1b:
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Pic 1c: - That is a food tablet which helps with the size
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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:20 am
by Mad Duff
Looks a little like Aborichthys elongatus although I am probably wrong :)

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:36 am
by streptococci
HI, Thanks, I think you're right - Found a picture on google images and they seem to match up!

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:04 am
by Martin Thoene
Here you go...... http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=2715

More than "Widow", if that's pictures of both of your's, then they're more "Widowers" because the pictures are all male.

Martin.

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:08 am
by streptococci
Thanks Martin!

That is definatly the one!

Craig

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:22 pm
by Hurricane Charlie
Those guys sound great! I'd love to get my hands on some of them.