sam180
Aquarium Advice Activist
I would really like to find some of these awesome looking loaches but haven't really seen them for sale here in the U.S. Anyone out there know where to find them?
Most loaches are wild-caught and collected from the east. During certain seasons they are much easier or harder to collect. Typically the best time to find rare loaches is in late summer and fall which corresponds with the best time of year to catch them. You may find them much more available during that time of year.
Also, make sure you have a proper setup and also that you know what panda loach adults look like... they're not quite as striking.
Yeah they do seem to lose a lot of their coloring as adults, similar to the kubotai. Thanks for the heads up. Maybe I'll look into the Panda Garra instead, I've seen them around in a LFS.