View Full Version : bringing in a neat loach!!
msjinkzd
08-13-2010, 5:06 PM
pretty excited about these! I NEVER do loaches, but these were too cute to resist.
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/photos/y/Yunnanilus_cruciatus_01.jpg/image_medium
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/yunnanilus-cruciatus
(http://www.loaches.com/species-index/photos/y/Yunnanilus_cruciatus_01.jpg/image_medium)
Waaaaaay cute!!! Want want want
patrick.paul
08-13-2010, 5:26 PM
Woah cool! Can't wait to see pictures once you have them :)
vanillarum
08-13-2010, 5:31 PM
Nice msj ! And what is the species of this loach please ? Thank you.
fishycat
08-13-2010, 5:38 PM
Omigosh those are adorable - and they stay small! Wantwantwant!
betta splendens
08-13-2010, 5:45 PM
I want those! How big do they get?
happypoet
08-13-2010, 5:53 PM
oh man. Awesome little critters. My tank matches their conditions... but, sadly, I better not (unless you want to tell me they're captive bred? ;) )
Here's info
(http://www.loaches.com/species-index/yunnanilus-cruciatus)
vampie
08-13-2010, 6:01 PM
Strange coincidence, I put them on a shortlist of fish I'm considering for a new tank a few days ago.
Ashes2ashes
08-13-2010, 6:06 PM
Awww! So cute Rach. They will be a big hit I think. :)
H2Ogal
08-13-2010, 6:14 PM
Those are one of my favorite loaches. Their startled expression and stripes make me think of prison chain gangs in goofy old B&W comedies. From my mother's generation not mine, just so you know, lol!
A silly reason to love a fish, I know.
msjinkzd
08-13-2010, 6:50 PM
they are yunnilacus cruciatus, they should stay under 1.5" I believe. I haven't kept them previously but had to have them when I saw their picture on the import list. I put a link with more information in the opening post. They are just tooooo cute!
happypoet
08-13-2010, 7:00 PM
Your link is just to the photo source, not the whole page.
Inka4040
08-13-2010, 7:07 PM
Glad to see you're getting over you debilitating loachaphobia!
msjinkzd
08-13-2010, 7:26 PM
oops! here is the link and I will fix it in the opening post :)
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/yunnanilus-cruciatus
fishorama
08-13-2010, 7:54 PM
Whoo hoo! Way to go MsJ. I'm thinking my kuhli tank could use some new cute friends. How many are you getting...& when? Any more cute rasboras like brigettae? Please let me clean out my Q tank before you run out.
BOLTSFAN
08-13-2010, 8:09 PM
Awesome I want also!!:)
msjinkzd
08-13-2010, 8:14 PM
I think I am bringing in about 80 or so, I doubt they will last long as I am doing a group buy for a local club :)
I am also bringing in some other neat fishes, we will see what all shows up that I ordered! I will pick them up sunday evening :)
user_name
08-13-2010, 8:15 PM
those look wicked cool!
Dangerdoll
08-13-2010, 8:38 PM
ooooooooooo, they ARE cute, Jinkz!
platytudes
08-13-2010, 9:00 PM
Fantastic :D They look like a mix of dwarf chain and kuhli loaches...
So I've got to ask...why the loachaphobia, Rachel? ;) They seem like fish that would be right up your alley!
fishorama
08-13-2010, 9:07 PM
Yeah, what's this loachaphobia? you just don't know their awesomeness...yet!
BioHazard
08-13-2010, 9:15 PM
OMG, DO WANT!
I can't sneak any more tanks into the house though. :(
Slappy*McFish
08-13-2010, 9:26 PM
Hmmm....put me on the list for a group of those.
msjinkzd
08-14-2010, 8:46 AM
Fantastic :D They look like a mix of dwarf chain and kuhli loaches...
So I've got to ask...why the loachaphobia, Rachel? ;) They seem like fish that would be right up your alley!
The way loaches like kuhlis move give me the total heeby jeebies and I don't keep any that would eat invertebrates. It limits the choices, lol.
I have sids too though
fishorama
08-14-2010, 10:10 AM
Striped kuhlis have a bad shipping reputation too but there's lots of loaches
msjinkzd
08-14-2010, 2:53 PM
its an asthetic thing for me, they just don't typically appeal
saram521
08-15-2010, 1:20 PM
Great, now I'll be spending even more money on your super cool critters:nilly:
Pseriously psyched you're getting these in! :D
msjinkzd
08-16-2010, 11:06 AM
They came in AWESOME!! Some pics in teh gallery as well as of some of the other things I brought in at this link: http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=232673
mellowvision
08-19-2010, 5:13 PM
those look awesome.
bgourami320
08-31-2010, 6:26 PM
LOVE THEM! what's their name and hope you have some by the time I set up my tank! I love loaches.
msjinkzd
08-31-2010, 7:20 PM
they are yunnanilus cruciatus :)
GuppyGirl1230
08-31-2010, 7:47 PM
LOVE THEM!
pinkertd
09-01-2010, 2:04 PM
Adorable loaches Rach!
jasonG75
09-01-2010, 2:38 PM
i see these all the time on aquabid for sale...Keep us loach people up to date..