Id This Please ?

[wrighty.uk.gorl]

Hi i am under the impression this is a loach but what is it ?

 

[Wills]

Not seen anything like that before awesome pattern, how big is it? Did you get a common name that it was traded under?

Wills

 

[wrighty.uk.gorl]

Not seen anything like that before awesome pattern, how big is it? Did you get a common name that it was traded under?

Wills

I purchased 3 zodiac loaches and when i got home 2 were the same and i had this as well. to start with i thought it was a zodiac loach but after owning it for a month or 2 and it grew a little i realised it not even the same fish with a different pattern. It dont seem to eat any kinda meat bloodworm etc or flakes, All it seem to eat it my real plants and algae some times.

It about 2inches long and seem to be growing still.

 

[jameshughes1989]

it looks like some sort of goby, im not sure though

 

[jacko32]

Garra flavatra - Algae eater

 

[wrighty.uk.gorl]

Garra flavatra - Algae eater

Dont think so just googled that name to get all the images up and i can not find any thing that even look the same ?

 

[plecostomus-mad]

they have something very similar in my local lfs, its 18 inches long next time im in there i will take a pic and get the name, unless the name is found for you by then

 

[jacko32]

its heads like a golden algea eater

 

[wrighty.uk.gorl]

they have something very similar in my local lfs, its 18 inches long next time im in there i will take a pic and get the name, unless the name is found for you by then

Cheers be great of you could it driving me mad now knowing what i have in my own tank What it eat size it going to get to etc

Another shot from the side

 

[plecostomus-mad]

they have something very similar in my local lfs, its 18 inches long next time im in there i will take a pic and get the name, unless the name is found for you by then

Cheers be great of you could it driving me mad now knowing what i have in my own tank What it eat size it going to get to etc

no probs, it has the same markings / color and looks identical in features.

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Garra flavatra - Algae eater

Thanks for playing, but this is what you could have won!

(a variation on the tv gameshow "Bullseye" famous quote)

My Panda Garras are nothing like that

Give me 30 minutes, but I'm almost certain I've seen this or something very similar while looking up info on "Hillstream Loaches" during the last week...

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Ok, couple of possibles I've found so far...
http/www.loaches.com/species-index/homaloptera-orthogoniata
http/www.loaches.com/species-index/homaloptera-bilineata

 

[Wills]

Had a quick look around loaches.com and found it might be a Homaloptera species. My guess is either H.Confuzona or H.Orthogoniata

H.Confuzona - http/www.loaches.com/species-index/photo-search/homaloptera-confuzona-image-search
H. Orthogoniata - http/www.loaches.com/species-index/photo-search/homaloptera-orthogoniata-image-search

I would say it is most like H.Confuzona as its pectoral fins have some red but go clear where as H.Orthogoniata has solid red fins. Your fish complicates this a little as his patterning comes down into the pectoral fins but I think that might be down to individual markings

Have a look at H.Confuzona photo called group shot and you will see how they can differ in markings.

Nice fish though and a nice find

Wills

 

[wrighty.uk.gorl]

Ok, couple of possibles I've found so far...
http/www.loaches.com/species-index/homaloptera-orthogoniata
http/www.loaches.com/species-index/homaloptera-bilineata

Got to admit it defently looking like it is along them lines if the Homaloptera orthogoniata did not have red fins that would have been it

 

[Wills]

haha as if I swear I was writing that at the same time