is this a zebra loach or a yoyo loach?

[almostaskater62]

im loosely considering getting a yoyo loach in the not too distant not but not too near future, is this a yoyo or zebra?
sorry for ****ty quatlity, i only had my cell phone at the store

thanks

 

[Lupin]

Any more pics? Yoyo in my opinion. Rostrata and histrionica are almost the same to the yoyo patterns when young.

 

[almostaskater62]

nah no more pics, i only got that one as it was in the store and there was only one that was photo-able in the tank

thanks thougb

 

[Lupin]

See these links for more details.

http://www.loaches.com/articles/botia-histrionica-development-of-markings-during-growth

http://www.loaches.com/articles/botia-rostrata-development-of-markings-during-growth

 

[GirlieGirl8521]

Looks like a Yoyo loach to me.

 

[H3D]

From that picture there is absolutely no way to tell.

 

[almostaskater62]

yeah spose so
thanks anyway

 

[jm1212]

it looks more like a yo-yo

 

[KnaveTO]

It is impossible to tell from that picture.

 

[loaches r cool]

From that picture I'd eliminate zebra loach as they dont really have a lot of white or any really, definitely a Yoyo or one of many other botia with similar white & black markings (like the histrionica and rostrata mentioned above). But I highly doubt its a Zebra (striata).