Can someone tell me what this is?
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Can someone tell me what this is?
This little guy was labeled as a butterfly pleco, but doesn't match any of the pictures of one here. He is very flat ( he does look just like a flounder, which according to this site is another name for a butterfly pleco, so at first I thought he was labeled correctly at the store, but he has no discernable pectoral or dorsal fins, like the example pics show) He spends pretty much all his time attached to the side of the tank, and has shown no interest in any of the food I have offered him so I'm very interested in finding out what he is so I can figure out what to feed him.
Thanks! Amy
Thanks! Amy
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This is not catfish. It's a hillstream loach. Most likely Beaufortia kweichowensis.
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just from the photo I'd guess it to be a Gastromyzon, the mouth looks too small to be a Beaufortia kweichowensis. I keep 1 Beaufortiakweichowensis and 2 Gastromyzon together and other than appearance they seem to have the same requirments.
Juwel Rio 180, approx. 48 US Gallon
Eheim 2128 Thermo Filter
JBL pro 2 Co2 system
Pinky the Apple Snail
11 Cardinal Tetras
10 Harlequins
2 Bristlenose Cats, 1 male, 1 female
1 Male Crowntail Betta
2 Botia Angelicus
4 Corys, 2 Speckled and 2 Albino
2 as yet unidentified catfish
Eheim 2128 Thermo Filter
JBL pro 2 Co2 system
Pinky the Apple Snail
11 Cardinal Tetras
10 Harlequins
2 Bristlenose Cats, 1 male, 1 female
1 Male Crowntail Betta
2 Botia Angelicus
4 Corys, 2 Speckled and 2 Albino
2 as yet unidentified catfish
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thanks for the correction, site I was looking at must be wrong in that case I keep 1 Gastromyzon and 2 Beaufortia
Juwel Rio 180, approx. 48 US Gallon
Eheim 2128 Thermo Filter
JBL pro 2 Co2 system
Pinky the Apple Snail
11 Cardinal Tetras
10 Harlequins
2 Bristlenose Cats, 1 male, 1 female
1 Male Crowntail Betta
2 Botia Angelicus
4 Corys, 2 Speckled and 2 Albino
2 as yet unidentified catfish
Eheim 2128 Thermo Filter
JBL pro 2 Co2 system
Pinky the Apple Snail
11 Cardinal Tetras
10 Harlequins
2 Bristlenose Cats, 1 male, 1 female
1 Male Crowntail Betta
2 Botia Angelicus
4 Corys, 2 Speckled and 2 Albino
2 as yet unidentified catfish