Hillstream Loach Pics Request.....

[-germ-]

Does anyone have their own pics of any 'Butterfly Hillstream Loaches' (balitoridae ssp) that i could use for something?
Excluding beaufortia kweichownesis, sinogastromyzon wui and gastromyzon scitulus.....
Particularly looking for sewellia lineolata and psuedogastromyzon cheni.
Thanks in advance.

 

[paul_219]

There are already some pics about hillstream loach i just posted them in this section from 2 weeks ago.

 

[-germ-]

Yes, but you couldn't make out the markings.
I need pics of the aforementioned species so i can add some some ID pics to the species index....
(bump)

 

[Mad Duff]

As long as credit is given as to where the pictures came from feel free to use any of mine Germ

There is are a couple of P. cheni here Hillstream loaches and here are a couple of S. lineolata

 

[-germ-]

Much appreciated mad duff
I'll put the credit under your nic on TFF but if you want me to add your real or maybe a different name post or pm me....
Link to follow.
Just have to wait for moderators to agree the original reply in the species index.
Thanks again.

 

[-germ-]

Could i pinch a pic of each off the loach pic thread?
Either way thanks again!

 

[-germ-]

Link to the post in species index;
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...=0#entry1713070
Any opinons on the profile and the pics Mad Duff, or indeed anyone else?

 

[Mad Duff]

Could i pinch a pic of each off the loach pic thread?
Either way thanks again!

No probs

Looks good

It would be worth adding that Pseudogastromyzon cheni have successfully spawned in aquariums and so have Sewellia lineolata and Sewellia sp "spotted", no real info is available about the spawning activity of the Sewellia's but the P. cheni males dig pits in the substrate and bury their eggs with fry usually emerging from the pits after around 14 days.

 

[-germ-]

It would be worth adding that Pseudogastromyzon cheni have successfully spawned in aquariums and so have Sewellia lineolata and Sewellia sp "spotted", no real info is available about the spawning activity of the Sewellia's but the P. cheni males dig pits in the substrate and bury their eggs with fry usually emerging from the pits after around 14 days.

I considered doing a key;
brd=breeding info available
sx=physical gender differentiation
dt=dietary preferences differ to that of the beaufortia profile.....
What do you think? Possibly helpful....
Thanks again for the use of more photos, updating as i type this.

 

[Mad Duff]

The key sounds like a good idea

 

[-germ-]

Another quick one;
I've tried to get the gastromyzon pic in my sig I.D'd as you may have seen on LOL, couldn't get any better pics althought the consensus appears to be
cranbrooki or zebrinus....
Your opinion?
Also any extra info for the key?

 

[Mad Duff]

Ive just had a good look through my copy of "Borneo Suckers" by Tan Heok Hui and G. cranbrooki has a striped tail which yours doesn't appear to have. The closest ones in appearance to yours would be G. zebrinus and G. crenastus apart from slight pattern differences the main difference between the two is that G. crenastus has blue colouration to the centre of the tail whereas G. zebrinus has a plain tail

That's probably about as much info as you could give as regards to a key really, the main differences are dietary needs, sexual dimorphism and whether they have successfully spawned or not which is what you already have