Loach Identification Please.

BlackArchFish · 08-01-2005, 10:21 AM

Yes, I know I've posted this before, and I thought I had come to resolve the fact that my loach is a Peppered Loach. He REALLY doesn't look like one to me. I've seen all types and he doesn't have that 'peppered' look to him. He's very GREEN on top. And right behind his gills it's red/pinkish. His under belly is sort of light green. I don't think he's a weather loach either, he doesn't look like either of them at all. It's so very confusing I dislike it alot lol. Please take a GOOD look at the pictures, like I said he is very green on top and has no sort of spots on him. Please if you think you know what kind of loach he is link a picture of it so I can tell you my own opinion. Please don't delete this since I've posted it before. This is just really bugging me, since I don't know how big he'll get! I'm sorry some of the pictures are blurred but this is the best I can do. Thank you for your help!

!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...el/Morty11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gel/Morty7.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gel/Morty5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gel/Morty4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gel/Morty3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gel/Morty2.jpg
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flynngriff · 08-01-2005, 11:31 AM

Sorry, I can't tell anything from the photos, they're too blurry.

Judging from the shape and length, though, you might have a rope/reed fish...

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_reed.php

Maybe, maybe not...

-Flynn

BlackArchFish · 08-01-2005, 02:21 PM

I don't think so because he has the whiskers like a Loach.

goldyfish · 08-01-2005, 10:03 PM

What about a dojo loach???

**Damon** · 08-01-2005, 10:18 PM

Looks like a black kuhli loach. But it is hard to tell from the blurry pics.

BlackArchFish · 08-02-2005, 10:51 AM

OMG! SIMPTE I LOVE YOU!!! Lol. I need to go beat the people @ RBC's Pets (Jack's Aquarium) and tell them I'm a Black Kuhli Loach. Thank you SO SO SO much! And once again I'm sorry for the blurry pics!

**Damon** · 08-02-2005, 11:30 AM

Glad we could help out.

BlackArchFish · 08-02-2005, 01:19 PM

You did, alot lol. Now I know he'll only get 3'' long so I don't have to worry about me stunting him.

! Thanks again Simpte! You're so helpful

!

AshleytheGreat · 08-02-2005, 02:04 PM

Someones got a fan lol

shev · 08-02-2005, 04:01 PM

Yeah I had no idea from the pics. to me it actually looked like a caecilian lol.

http://www.fish2u.com/blackuhloac.html

yup looks like a black kuhli loach.

flynngriff · 08-02-2005, 04:36 PM

Doh!

I should have noticed that he was beside a dwarf gourami in that first shot... I was thinking he was much bigger than that...

-Flynn

BlackArchFish · 08-03-2005, 11:22 AM

Lol It's ok heehee. Yeah the loach and sucker fish are buddies :P!

BlackArchFish · 08-03-2005, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AshleytheGreat

Someones got a fan lol

Just a tad lmao!

**Damon** · 08-03-2005, 11:55 AM

If not me, one of the others members would have got it. I keep 2 (maybe 3) in a 20 gallon tank with no problems. Took a cpl of monthe to get them to come out from the driftwood. I had bought 3 but have only seen 2 at a time in the last cpl of months. The third one could still be in there.

BlackArchFish · 08-03-2005, 06:03 PM

I hoped I hadn't freaked him out. I NEVER see him until the morning because the lights have been off. Otherwise I think he's dead when he's just inside my rock and I end up moving it just to make sure he isn't dead and boosting up my ammonia and etc. He's cute but I should probably have gotten someone else 4 him.

**Baby_Baby** · 08-03-2005, 08:52 PM

ya, he looked to skinny to be a dojo loach.

08-01-2005, 10:21 AM	#1
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 18 Posts: 376 User Feedback: (0)	Loach Identification Please. Yes, I know I've posted this before, and I thought I had come to resolve the fact that my loach is a Peppered Loach. He REALLY doesn't look like one to me. I've seen all types and he doesn't have that 'peppered' look to him. He's very GREEN on top. And right behind his gills it's red/pinkish. His under belly is sort of light green. I don't think he's a weather loach either, he doesn't look like either of them at all. It's so very confusing I dislike it alot lol. Please take a GOOD look at the pictures, like I said he is very green on top and has no sort of spots on him. Please if you think you know what kind of loach he is link a picture of it so I can tell you my own opinion. Please don't delete this since I've posted it before. This is just really bugging me, since I don't know how big he'll get! I'm sorry some of the pictures are blurred but this is the best I can do. Thank you for your help! !! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...el/Morty11.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gel/Morty7.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gel/Morty6.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gel/Morty5.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gel/Morty4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gel/Morty3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gel/Morty2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ngel/Morty.jpg __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

08-01-2005, 02:21 PM	#3
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 18 Posts: 376 User Feedback: (0)	I don't think so because he has the whiskers like a Loach. __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

08-01-2005, 10:03 PM	#4
goldyfish Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 12 User Feedback: (0)	What about a dojo loach??? __________________ My Army of Fish

08-01-2005, 10:18 PM	#5
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982 User Feedback: (0)	Looks like a black kuhli loach. But it is hard to tell from the blurry pics. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

08-02-2005, 10:51 AM	#6
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 18 Posts: 376 User Feedback: (0)	OMG! SIMPTE I LOVE YOU!!! Lol. I need to go beat the people @ RBC's Pets (Jack's Aquarium) and tell them I'm a Black Kuhli Loach. Thank you SO SO SO much! And once again I'm sorry for the blurry pics! __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

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08-01-2005, 11:31 AM	#2
flynngriff Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 34 Posts: 443 User Feedback: (0)	Sorry, I can't tell anything from the photos, they're too blurry. Judging from the shape and length, though, you might have a rope/reed fish... http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_reed.php Maybe, maybe not... -Flynn

08-02-2005, 11:30 AM	#7
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982 User Feedback: (0)	Glad we could help out. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

08-02-2005, 01:19 PM	#8
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 18 Posts: 376 User Feedback: (0)	You did, alot lol. Now I know he'll only get 3'' long so I don't have to worry about me stunting him. ! Thanks again Simpte! You're so helpful ! __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

08-02-2005, 02:04 PM	#9
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 785 User Feedback: (0)	Someones got a fan lol __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

08-02-2005, 04:01 PM	#10
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561 User Feedback: (0)	Yeah I had no idea from the pics. to me it actually looked like a caecilian lol. http://www.fish2u.com/blackuhloac.html yup looks like a black kuhli loach.

08-02-2005, 04:36 PM	#11
flynngriff Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 34 Posts: 443 User Feedback: (0)	Doh! I should have noticed that he was beside a dwarf gourami in that first shot... I was thinking he was much bigger than that... -Flynn

08-03-2005, 11:22 AM	#12
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 18 Posts: 376 User Feedback: (0)	Lol It's ok heehee. Yeah the loach and sucker fish are buddies :P! __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

08-03-2005, 11:55 AM	#14
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982 User Feedback: (0)	If not me, one of the others members would have got it. I keep 2 (maybe 3) in a 20 gallon tank with no problems. Took a cpl of monthe to get them to come out from the driftwood. I had bought 3 but have only seen 2 at a time in the last cpl of months. The third one could still be in there. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

08-03-2005, 06:03 PM	#15
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 18 Posts: 376 User Feedback: (0)	I hoped I hadn't freaked him out. I NEVER see him until the morning because the lights have been off. Otherwise I think he's dead when he's just inside my rock and I end up moving it just to make sure he isn't dead and boosting up my ammonia and etc. He's cute but I should probably have gotten someone else 4 him. __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

08-03-2005, 08:52 PM	#16
Baby_Baby Friendly Neighborhood Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,527 User Feedback: (0)	ya, he looked to skinny to be a dojo loach. __________________ *Emotion is energy in motion.*

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