Rosy loaches

[butterfly01]

Any updates in information on these little loaches?
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/tu ... hterm=rosy loaches
I would love to have some and found someone(not sure if their thinking of the same loach as I am) who said they could get them but I need more information on care. thanks for any help
Carol

[ch.koenig]

hi Carol
what kind of update?
first: it's certainly not tuberoschistura. it's an undescribed yunnanilus. in the trade as yunnanilus sp "orange". it has been bred in germany in 2008
http://ig-bssw.org/?p=551
or in attempt to tranlate it
here
http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php ... 6e35676f15

keeping: at least 60 lt - not the recomended nano-tanks, they need space to run. many hiding places - stones, roots plants - if you want to see them, gravel, sand. water conditions 20-26°, 1-5 hardness. as they are syntopic with danio margaritatus you can find some infos here
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.ph ... us&id=1079

just one remark: as the catchers only get money for the orange specimen it's still hard to find females. a shipment arrived last month to germany with females, the first I've seen a larger group.
I keep about 20 specimen of this stunning species. just had one opportunity for a short video, because they are very "busy".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqO1EeGUC5Q
some pics here
http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php ... highlight=
the largest are 3.5 cm and like to lay down in a "underbrush" of floating najas sp
cheers Charles

[plaalye]

Beautiful fish Charles! They look so different when healthy. The fish I see in shops here are always so poor I've not been inspired to try them. What kind of shape were yours in when you bought them? I'm wondering how they are to nurse back to condition??

[butterfly01]

Thanks so much for your response. We just don't see those here at all now someone has told me they may be able to get them for me.
Do they need water movement? How much? caves, rocks plants? I imagine sand also (which I have). How about foods? what are their favorites? Thanks so much for the vids. they were great
Carol

[ch.koenig]

all yunnailus arrive in bad shape. and not fed they look alike after 2-3 weeks in a tank. that means, they don't get a lot of during the long journey. yunnailus brevis with the "snapped off" spine look deplorable. but they all are in shape within a week. with good feeding: they eat all that is small enough. of course live food is best - artemia to bring them up - frozen stuff second best. three times a day would do good.
yunnanilus brevis tried a first spawning after 4 weeks. no eggs obtainable.
only slow water movement and a lot of hiding places. yes, sand is very good. as I add some peat for the shrimps they work through it too.
cheers Charles