What are these red tail botia or loaches (Pics)

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Frontosa Tony
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What are these red tail botia or loaches (Pics)

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A friend of mine got these in an auction and is trying to identifying

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He has 3 of these, 1 darker then the others, and was told that they are red tailed botiases. Can anyone help him further identify them?

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You may want to post those pics for ID here
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Post by Silurus »

I think these should be Schistura beavani.
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They are Schistura similis.





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