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Re: Clown Loach withOut Barbels?...............How's about?

Posted By: Anne Webel <anne.webel@village.uunet.be>
Date: Monday, 26 April 1999, at 5:32 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Clown Loach withOut Barbels?...............How's about? (Steve Burton)

Hi,

According to the text they are Coius (formerly Datnioides); the author only had them a year but said they were very peaceful. Aquarium Fishes of the World agrees, with the proviso: will not harm any fish it cannot swallow :) Water requirement on the hard side. Rarely imported.

However, although the first photo does resemble a Clown Loach, the ones further down in the text definitely don't. In particular the dorsal(?) fin.

This babe can get big. In its homeland it is