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Posted 12/8/2011 3:50:03 PM
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I finally got a picture of one of my fish that live in the caves and caused an uproar in the community. I used a lamp in one hand and Iphone in the other. I keep calling it a loach but is it? I used the sites pictures to identify them but, I was not impressed with their list.
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Posted 12/8/2011 4:19:23 PM


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Some kind of loach. I have seen it before but I can't remember the exact name.

55 gallon

13 zebra danios (adult)
2 harlequin rasboras
2 assassin snails
2 spotted danios

20 gallon

2 white cloud minnows
4 zebra danios (fry)

6 gallon

? snails

2.5 gallon: 3-5 unknown fry

bucket: zebra danio fry
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Posted 12/8/2011 7:54:20 PM
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That looks like a skunk botia also known as a botia morleti

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Posted 12/9/2011 7:51:53 AM


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Check out the February 2012 issue of AFI. There is a very nice botia loach feature by Joshua Wiegert. That might help. SGN
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Posted 12/9/2011 9:42:11 AM


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skunk botia... NOT a nice-tempered fish. still cool tough.

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Posted 12/9/2011 9:05:07 PM


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ya thats a skunk loach or skunk botia.

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