Some S. Lineolata pictures

[CatsandFish]

Beautiful markings indeed
I have a small male (4cm) that also has a very odd dotted pattern especially on and around his head (will post some pics when i have a connection at home again)

About the size, i have seen some very big S. lineolata at "de Rifwachter" (a dutch fish/aquarium store in Hilversum NL)
males measuring around 7-8 cm and females just a bit smaller.
Myself i own a 6.3 cm female and Francois (another member here) owns a male and female of about the same size

[JonasBygdemo]

Thanks! Post a pic when you can, I'd like to see the markings on yours.

[JonasBygdemo]

By the way, I've found another one who have similar markings as our one. It's in the same shop as we bought Alien, and is a little smaller. If we'd have more room he'd be ours by now.

[CatsandFish]

This is my odd patterned male, don,t mind his fins as they were torn to shreds when this pic was taken about 2 months ago
his tail is already starting to regrow after it was almost completely gone 2 weeks after this pic was taken.
His dorsal and pectoral fins still look shoddy but in general he's quite healthy
and a good competitor for food among the bigger hillies

[JonasBygdemo]

This is my odd patterned male, don,t mind his fins as they were torn to shreds when this pic was taken about 2 months ago
his tail is already starting to regrow after it was almost completely gone 2 weeks after this pic was taken.
His dorsal and pectoral fins still look shoddy but in general he's quite healthy
and a good competitor for food among the bigger hillies

Nice markings! How did he lose his fins?

[CatsandFish]

I think in fights with other hillies but i,m not too sure

[Jim Powers]

I can't imagine losing fins in fights with other hillstreams. They just don't have the equipment to do that kind of damage.
Maybe some other fish caused this.

[JonasBygdemo]

I can't imagine losing fins in fights with other hillstreams. They just don't have the equipment to do that kind of damage.
Maybe some other fish caused this.

That's what I thought as well

What else besides other hillstreams do you have in there?

[CatsandFish]

If it was another source it must have been the lobster (which is gone by now)
or the Chaetostoma Sp.2 .The only other thing besides hillies are a colony of cherry shrimp

[Jim Powers]

my bet would be on the lobster.

[ch.koenig]

working my pictures I found some older ones with wild born lineolatas
unfortunately I haven't taken many of the next generations and none of the adults (sold before adult age)










regarding this pattern (saigon aquarium/loaches/cover of the revision by J.freyhof) the range is even very very wide


cheers charles

[CatsandFish]

Beautiful pictures Charles

They really show the great diversity in patterns with the Sewellia

[JonasBygdemo]

Awesome pics! Especially liked the last pic.