Butterfly Loaches also butterfly ple*o

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jczz1232

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Anyone have any of these? I'm located in New York City. http://www.goldfishparadise.com/info/tankmate.php for a picture of it.

Thanks
John

 

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These are pretty common in most LFS in the city, just have a look around. Runs about $3 for one.

Just keep in mind, they do much better in a river tank.

 

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Our fish store gets them in fairly often. They go by Stingray Pleco there. We had one, but it ended up croaking after a few months, and it never did really grow. :/

 

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Here's a current aquabid link: http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwcatfishp&1208046240

 

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jczz1232 said:

Anyone have any of these? I'm located in New York City. http://www.goldfishparadise.com/info/tankmate.php for a picture of it.

Thanks
John

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What you're seeing looks like a beaufortia kweichowensis. I've had mine for about 2 years. Keep them in a highly aerated, coldwater, high flow river tank. A 20g long is a good start.

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Here's a current aquabid link: http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwcatfishp&1208046240

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That is a different species. Look at the size of the suction fins and the thickness/roundness of the body.