Black Mountain Botia
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:28 pm
My Thailand exporter finally had some of what he's calling "Black Mountain Botia". It's not a Botia, but rather a Homaloptera or something similar.
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:29 pm
Here's another view:
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:30 pm
One last view:
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:32 pm
This also came in the same bag:
Also in the bag were a bunch of confuzona (Yawn!)
Also in the bag were a bunch of confuzona (Yawn!)
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:03 pm
Smithi's again?
(this fin overlap...does it occur in any other Homaloptera species?)
(this fin overlap...does it occur in any other Homaloptera species?)
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:18 pm
The last pic is probably Smith's, but I don't think the other one is. Markings are very different.mikev wrote:Smithi's again?
(this fin overlap...does it occur in any other Homaloptera species?)
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:34 pm
Probably H. tweediei Frank.
http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/ho ... ediei.html
The term "Black" most often gets associated in exporter's lists with Homaloptera zollingeri, but these are 100% not those.
Martin.
http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/ho ... ediei.html
The term "Black" most often gets associated in exporter's lists with Homaloptera zollingeri, but these are 100% not those.
Martin.
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:09 pm
[quote="Martin Thoene"]Probably H. tweediei Frank.[quote]
Looks like it. The markings are identical to the ones on my fish.
Looks like it. The markings are identical to the ones on my fish.