A loach that has interested me.

[Pugsnstuf]

Has anyone ever heard of the Barracuda Diabolica? I’m just asking to see if you would keep this loach in your tank.

 

[Byron]

Common names are difficult to track down as they may be local, so the scientific is always helpful. Here I am thinking you might be referring to Barbucca diabolica? Here is more data. You will note it has some special requirements, and requires a group even though it can sometimes be very territorial.

Barbucca diabolica

Barbucca diabolica is a small 'scooter' loach from the upper-middle Kapuas basin in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, with one specimen from Johor. Barbucca spp. keep near-continuous belly contact with solid surfaces and often swim inverted or vertically. Most fish seen have red eyes and six...

www.seriouslyfish.com

 

[Pugsnstuf]

Common names are difficult to track down as they may be local, so the scientific is always helpful. Here I am thinking you might be referring to Barbucca diabolica? Here is more data. You will note it has some special requirements, and requires a group even though it can sometimes be very territorial.

Barbucca diabolica

Barbucca diabolica is a small 'scooter' loach from the upper-middle Kapuas basin in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, with one specimen from Johor. Barbucca spp. keep near-continuous belly contact with solid surfaces and often swim inverted or vertically. Most fish seen have red eyes and six...

www.seriouslyfish.com

Thanks very much Byron! You know your stuff lol