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Can anyone ID this one? An LFS was shipped these, instead of their normal bunch of Chinese Algae Eaters, which it definitely isn't - I'd like to have a bit of an idea about the size it might reach, and what I can keep it with, but they're absolutely clueless - one staff member told me it's a Cory of some sort... lol

If it's any help, they pretty much constantly fan those big front fins, and the backs a bit too...








I'd say they're about 35mm long atm...

Cheers,
Stuart

These are not catfishes, but balitorid loaches (probably Balitora).

I've seen very similar fishes also sold as "Homaloptera spp".

might be a case of mislabelling, though.

anyway, Stuart, if you do a google on Balitora or Homaloptera, there's plenty good info on how to keep them.
they're very closely related to Gastromyzon, wich might ring a bell (the "Butterfly Pleco").

The folks at Loaches Online will be of help.

The first one appears to be a Lizard Loach: Homaloptera tweediei, and the others (bulk of whats in the tank there) are Homaloptera yunnanensis - at the price of a CAE, I think I'll take the lot... lol