Please Help Identify this fish

[jawbreaker1222]

I usually dont buy fish at walmart. Ok never have and swore i never would. But i was in a pinch the LFS was closed so i went to walmart to get some fish food and they had this fish id never seen before but it is a awsome looking fish. Can anyone identify it as walmart couldnt. And i obviousally want to provide it proper care


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I know the pictures are blurry its the best i can do.

 

[rubyfire]

looks like a freshwater sting ray or somthing of that sort.

 

[DragonFish71]

I think it's a borneo sucker. Looks like a FW flounder, except borneos seem to have double curves

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[FishEggs]

any chance you can get a picture with the fish in focus? try holding the camera a little farther back.

My guess would be a hill stream loach like this one

 

[mfdrookie516]

i saw some pictures of it in chat... its built like two discs...i couldnt find anything that looked like it though. they also said that the "discs" appeared to move separately when swimming if that helps.

 

[Bige]

Hill stream loach. Fisheggs got it. A very cool find for walmart. Mine the other day had otocinlus for 99cents.

 

[DragonFish71]

borneo sucker is another name for the hillstream loach. Out here they're labeled borneos in the LFSs.

 

[jawbreaker1222]

Yes it is a hill stream loach looking at that picture thankyou very much. It is a very cool fish so i diddnt want to pass it up. And i got it for like 2 bucks because no one knew what it was. Thanks for all the help.

 

[DragonFish71]

2.00! Geez, out here I've never seen them for less than 15.00

 

[joy13]

I believe the hillstream loach is a cool water fish that likes a lot of current. I have considered them in the past but I have tropical fish which don't do well in cooler temperatures.

 

[jawbreaker1222]

ive been thinking about setting up my 29 gallon for months but ive been lazy.Looks like ill be setting up a coldwater tank.

 

[mfdrookie516]

cant have too many tanks

 

[FishEggs]

2.00! Geez, out here I've never seen them for less than 15.00

i was in walmart not too long ago and they had dragon fish for $6.49

 

[joy13]

cant have too many tanks

Try explaining that to my son!

 

[mfdrookie516]

Try explaining that to my son!

im still trying to explain it to my wife... ill let you know when i get a good excuse