Pleco ID

[redman]

Hello everyone.

I have been doing some research and I just can't find this kind of fish anywhere, I hope you can help me out identify this guy. Thank you


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[KingKoopa512]

Hill stream loach also called ufo loach I think

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[redman]

Hill stream loach also called ufo loach I think

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Thank you very much!

 

[sinibotia]

Gastromyzon species I believe, possibly zebrinus? Or some unknown species. They need incredibly specialized setups with low temperatures and ridiculous water flow. Not good for normal aquariums.

 

[mikem691]

He is cool looking but yeah when it comes to loaches sini is the man with the answers!

 

[sinibotia]

He is cool looking but yeah when it comes to loaches sini is the man with the answers!

I'll tell you what, the closest thing I can find to that loach in the picture is an unidentified gastromyzon species on Loaches.com. It's not in my book for sure. So really I don't know better than anyone else Well, care for gastromyzon is prettymuch the same across the genus so I know that much.

In any case it's a beautiful fish, OP I really hope you can get that guy into an appropriate setup. Thing about hillstream loaches is that they're super specialized for high-flow environments so any tank not built around their needs is usually a slow death chamber for them due to their crazy oxygen needs.

 

[KingKoopa512]

Yup sini is right never seen one like yours last one I saw had spots on it

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