AmberC
04-17-2006, 07:43 PM
Cause I need some help Identifying these new guys I got. At the LFS they were listed as Zebra Loaches. I was actually looking for Kuhlis, but there were none so I selected these guys. They are very long and slender and I've got it narrowed down to either Burmese or Cherry finned. I have not seen them being very aggressive except when I drop food in and they chase away my tetras. Dont bother the discus tho.
Anyways here is a picture of my guys:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/CristaMeganMommy/Fish%20stuff/DSC04289.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/CristaMeganMommy/Fish%20stuff/DSC04284.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/CristaMeganMommy/Fish%20stuff/DSC04290.jpg
Ok and the spawning help. On Sunday morning I was leaving for some starbucks MMMMMM, and as I was going by I saw the two larger of these guys twirling around together. It looked like all it could possibly be was spawning behavior. It was very cool and I watched them for a while until hubby kicked me out for coffee! (Butthead lol) They went under a rock for a while and I watched as best I could but couldn't see much. But something else I noticed is that while they were doing this, their color (the bands on them) went dark! Like there was just more emphasis on their colors... because usually they blend into the sand really well as you can see in the above pics. One went back to reg color, the other stayed a bit darker. I dont notice any gaurding.. but I dont know if they will do this. What is the typical spawning time/behavior of loaches?
Thanks so much!!!!
Amber
Anyways here is a picture of my guys:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/CristaMeganMommy/Fish%20stuff/DSC04289.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/CristaMeganMommy/Fish%20stuff/DSC04284.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/CristaMeganMommy/Fish%20stuff/DSC04290.jpg
Ok and the spawning help. On Sunday morning I was leaving for some starbucks MMMMMM, and as I was going by I saw the two larger of these guys twirling around together. It looked like all it could possibly be was spawning behavior. It was very cool and I watched them for a while until hubby kicked me out for coffee! (Butthead lol) They went under a rock for a while and I watched as best I could but couldn't see much. But something else I noticed is that while they were doing this, their color (the bands on them) went dark! Like there was just more emphasis on their colors... because usually they blend into the sand really well as you can see in the above pics. One went back to reg color, the other stayed a bit darker. I dont notice any gaurding.. but I dont know if they will do this. What is the typical spawning time/behavior of loaches?
Thanks so much!!!!
Amber