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Re: Boreneo Sucker

Posted By: Don Kuhns <donjoku@email.msn.com>
Date: Monday, 23 March 1998, at 10:08 a.m.

In Response To: Boreneo Sucker (Carlos Overstreet)

Hi Carlos. If you can handle this genus' special requirements(see my recommendations for pseudogastromyzon cheni further down the index) I would say go for it! Good price. If you are looking for something to rid your tank of algae, there are better choices, though. Borneo sucker is sort of a catch-all name for gastromyzon and pseudogastromyzon species. They don't all come from Borneo, some are from Java and China among other places. The scientific name might not be right either, as they are often confused. Myersi are light tan with dark brown patterned blotches along the body and dark brown squigglies(reticulations) on the head. The dorsal fin has a red