Sidthimunki or nigrolineata? Pics enclosed.

[flounder]

I bought 3 fish which were listed as sidthimunki for $7.99 each at my lfs. Upon putting them into my tank I realized that these may not be sids since they're almost 2" long. They have the "chains" although not perfectly formed on one or 2.

I did some more readings here and am still puzzled on which specie I bought, sidthimunki or nigrolineata.

Any thoughts?

BTW I did search through all the past threads.

If I'm able to take pics of them, I'll post them tomorrow. It's going to be tough since they're still hiding behind the plants.

[Martin Thoene]

Yes pictures will help a lot. With variations in markings it's difficult to guess based on your description.

Did you read this?

http://www.loaches.com/articles/telling ... rolineatus

Martin.

[flounder]

Thank you for replying Martin, yes i did read that.

[flounder]

Finally was able to catch one. Is this sidthimunki?

Also I've seen a couple of dead cherry shrimps and shell since these have been in the tank. Are they to blame? The mouth seem so small to be able to eat a shrimp.

[Mad Duff]

I would say almost definatly Sidthimunki because the chain is visible even if it is very faint.