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Post by hemi » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:25 pm

i picked up a lonley loach today
he was the last one in the tank and only 2.49 us
i think hes a weather loach
he looks like the picts in the id section
hes a little more grey and dark spotted

anyways
whats the highest temp he can handle?
my tanks are all around 86f
hes about 5 inches long
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Post by Graeme Robson » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:51 pm

If indeed a Misgurnis anguillicaudatus, then 86f is ridiculously high for them! :?

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Post by Emma Turner » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:48 pm

I have to agree with Graeme. :? Any chance of a pic, Hemi, so we can help with a definite ID?

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Post by hemi » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:17 pm

im gonna work on the pict thing
its a beautiful loach
2 reasons why i boughtem
1 he was the only one in the tank with pokadot botias
2 he looked so nice
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Post by hemi » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:33 pm

heres picts
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thats him
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Post by LoachOrgy » Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:55 pm

thats a cool looking guy for 2.50$ :D
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Post by KLKelly » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:43 pm

Looks just like my guys. I've never seen them grey before though hmmmm.

I'll be following your post.

From what I've read Weather loaches like cooler water and anything above low seventies shortens their lifespan.
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Post by Emma Turner » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:45 pm

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus is not only the most frequently exported of the 'weather loaches' but also shows the most variation in markings. But your fish also resembles slightly some of the Lepidocephalichthys species, particularly L. birmicanus. What size is this fish, hemi? I'm going to go with the M. anguillicaudatus because of the amount of barbels present.

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Post by hemi » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:57 pm

hes a soild 5 inches total
he seems to not mind the heat in the Q tank
hes not breathing heavy
and is allready one of the most personable fish i ever had
he doesnt even run when i get close to the tank
hes eating like a pig
the Q tank is a 55 gal
he will be going into the 75gal soon
im looking at 3 more days as the 9 fish i bought have no signs of anything wrong with them
they will also all be going back into the 180gal b4 the end of the summer

in all
even if i was to try to keep a cooler tank
in the summer my coldest tank is still around 80ish +

how would someone keep the tank cool
fans didnt work
the heaters were unpluged
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