Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

[flounder]

I'm looking for this type of dwarf loach, does anyone in Houston have it?

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/yasuhikotakia-sidthimunki

[Tiapan]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

village and fish ranch had them not that long ago but i have not seen them for a couple of months. i like them a lot but lost all mine for some reason. they were great then all just up and died. was really wierd.

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

I seen some at Fish Ranch II, my fiance wanted some to put in my planted tank but in the end we decided not to.

Call them and make sure though cause I was gonna get the ones out of the shrimp tank.

[flounder]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

Village is out of them and won't order any new fish until after they move to their new location which will be another 3 wks.

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

Don't know if you are still looking for them Ryan but FishRanch has a whole tank full of them.

[flounder]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

Don't know if you are still looking for them Ryan but FishRanch has a whole tank full of them.

Is this the one next to where you work?

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

Yeah that's it!

Fish Ranch II.....they also have the new Microrasboras and such.

[flounder]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

Q. did you get any?  Are these safe w/ rcs/crs?

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

I got three the last time they had them cause the fiance wanted loaches and they are with my CRS. Before that they were with my Sp.Blue which I thought they ate the babies but I just seen some juvinile shrimps overrunning the place.

I keep mine well fed so they don't bother no one.

[flounder]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

Got me 3.  Thanks Q.

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

No prob Ryan

[flounder]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

After doing some reading, it looks like the 3 that I got are not sidthimunki.  These are juveniles black lined loaches wich look alot like sidthimunki.

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/yasuhikotakia-nigrolineata

The main reason that I think these are not sidthimunki is the size.  They're almost 2 inches long and the max size of the true sidthimunki is 2.5"  which they reach after 5 years.

I'm 90% sure about this.  What do you think ek?

When did you 1st get yours?  How old and what size are they now?

If you know the ppl at Fish Ranch well, can you ask them?

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

These are the ones I got and these are the ones I saw in the tank...

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/yasuhikotakia-sidthimunki

I got mine probably a few months back and they are about 2". Most loaches like this are wildcaught since domestic breeding isn't profilic so that could be the reason why they are big already.

Which tank did you get them out of? they were in the aisle wher the planted display tanks are... above the frogs. I was just there today and they have the "chained" pattern on them.

Mine lose the black when stressed or when the lights first come on so that might be what you are witnessing.

[flounder]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

I got mine in the middle aisles too but did not notice any frogs near it.  On the tank it did say "sidthimunki $7.99"

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Any stores in Houston selling Botia sidthimunki?

That should be it then..... got pictures of yours? The tank had at least 40-50 of them in there.

Is the size the only reason you are doubting it?