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froo
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 Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject: Help me id this fish |
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Hallo, I bought seven of a species called Garra hugini/hughi. They dont seem to be a Garra species but couldnt find any close looking fish. Do any of you know what kind of species it is?
Hope for any good answers
/Pär Jansson, Sweden |
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froo
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Jansson,
The fish you have got is definitely not a Garra! It looks to be more of a loach species.
Try and check here: http://www.bocje.com/Englishmenu.htm |
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retro_gk
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Definitely a loach, Noemacheilus or Schistura Spp. by the looks of it.
Probably from N.India, like cool, well oxygenated, swiftly flowing water. |
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nimmat
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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I would also vote for a Loach. From what is visible the mouth seems like loaches and not garra. Which loach.. I have no idea. sorry 
Nim |
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ravi
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Par,
There was a space after .jpg. I removed it & now the pictures are displaying. |
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Madan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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We collected a similar fish last August at Chin Chi falls. They are in Trevor's planted tank. No one ever got around to identifying them.
They were too small when we got them and I thought they were Botia stratiata..... but they are not that. They definitely are some kind of loach and not a Garra sp. |
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Shankar
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Hi! This particular one is also avlbl in plenty in Kalu River, Khadavli ( W ), Dist Thane, Outer Mumbai. Any fisharts frm Mumbai, u can easily catch them, at a very easy to dip-urself place near the small island like place more towards the Kasara end. There u also can see Orange Chromides, Garra sp, Giant Danios, Pencil danios and algae eating shrimps too. Sorry could not identify the above one yet. 
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ravi
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Guys,
Why not ask Dr K C Jayaram ? I will send him an email & ask him to check on it. |
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Shankar
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 10:40 am Post subject: |
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Ravi, any reply from ZSI abt the ID of the fish?
Our fellow hobbyist LOF from Mumbai has sent me an email to know more abt the Khadavli biotope. Am very pleased to see an enthusiast's eagerness to visit the NATURAL AQUARIUM. Here u go... If u r coming from Mumbai CST end, u need to take a local train which is either stationed for Asangaon or Kasara. Khadavli is the immd next stn to Titwala ( famous for the Ganesha Temple ). Get down to the left, i.e the WEST and take the perpendicular Tar road. U would meet a couple of diversions, one left - towards the bridge, where tourists usually remain submerged in the knee deep water and the other diversion - diagonally right, which would lead u to the island like formation - just a 15 min walk. Thats it! Happy Fishing!! But this is not an ideal season to go there, seeing the heavy rains, obviously zero visibility in the fast flowing and muddy waters now. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER UNLESS U KNOW TO SWIM! I can't swim either , but am so light that i never really drown  |
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ravi
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:10 am Post subject: |
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Hi Shankar,
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Ravi, any reply from ZSI abt the ID of the fish?
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I had sent that email to Dr K C Jayaram. We are not sure if he is checking his mail regularly. We plan to visit him shortly & we will check with him on this fish. |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Froo:
Rahul is absolutely right.
This fish is Polka Dotted Loach otherwise called Schistura croicka
Refer at : ....mpeda.com/aquarium/htmlorna/profile1.htm
Bye, |
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