Does Anyone Own These Fish?

[mrscullen5373]

I saw these little tiny striped loaches in a little tank and my lfs today.

They were no more than 2cm and utterly adorable, i wanted to get some but i also wanted to know if anyone else has had experience with them?
And if so what are they like?

They are called Vietnamese Multi-Banded Zebra Loaches.

Here is a link:
http/www.loaches.com/species-index/yunnanilus-cruciatus

Thankyou x x x

 

[Carlovel1]

I want to get these too!
How much were these at your LFS?

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Lovely looking fish! "Mad Duff" who recently joined the forum is someone I'm familar with from the SF forum, who is an avid collector of loaches... Hopefully he will see this thread (put their scientific name in the minor title box for more intrest) and may well have first-hand experience of these.

 

[mrscullen5373]

I think they were about £5 each. So cute though!

 

[Curiosity101]

Oh wow, they're gorgeous. Seem like a very good fish for smaller tanks too.

 

[Carlovel1]

I think they were about £5 each. So cute though!

Expensive...
ANyway if you do buy these, what other fish will they be with?

 

[Mad Duff]

Yeah I keep a group of around 20 of these and in fact have just seen at least a couple of youngsters swimming around the tank, they are a lovely placid little fish and a joy to keep. I keep mine with a group of Danio tinwini and Microrasbora erycthromicron.

 

[mrscullen5373]

Expensive...
ANyway if you do buy these, what other fish will they be with?

yeah unfortunatly they are pricey.
My other lfs says that thy will order some for me and they sell them alot cheaper so fingers crossed

I would probably put them in my mini tank with my emerald rasboras and galaxy rasboras.

I have been looking for some shop to stock the tiny Rosy Loaches (http/www.loaches.com/species-index/tuberoschistura-arakanensis) for a while now but when i saw these i fell in love with them too.

Maybe one day i will set up a mini tank of just mini loaches.
That would be great

Anyone here had rosy barbs?

Thanks everyone for all your replies x x x

 

[jenbo]

i have 2 zebra loach and i love them they bannished most my snails
within few weeks still have afew tho

i paid £6. each for mine

i have 2 zebra loach and i love them they bannished most my snails
within few weeks still have afew tho

i paid £6. each for mine