Pangio piperata???

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Pangio piperata???

Post by gulogulo » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:11 pm

I picked up 4 Javanese loaches last week and they had unusual color when I brought them home. Since then 2 have taken on the usual appearance of Pangio oblonga. The other 2 still have a more mottled pattern that looks similar to Pangio piperata. One has the gold spot at the dorsal aspect of caudal peduncle that the oblonga do but it is faint. The other lacks it altogether. I know that they may still be adjusting but their behavior suggests that they are quite happy.
Here are some pictures of the one without the gold spot...

http://images.snapfish.com/3465536%3B9% ... 3A43nu0mrj

One of the oblonga obliged below for comparison...

http://images.snapfish.com/3465536%3B9% ... 9%3Anu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/3465536%3B9% ... 4%3Cnu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/3465536%3B9% ... 3537nu0mrj

Any opinions would be appreciated
Thanks
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Post by Martin Thoene » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:02 pm

Here's a couple of piperata pics to compare to your fish.....

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