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Pakistani Loach

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Botia lohachata
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PD: An elongated species with a flat belly profile. The caudal fin is forked and the caudal peduncle is wide. The body ranges from white to light brown in color.

 


Pakistani Loach, YoYo Loach

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YoYo LoachPakistani Loach, Almora Loach
Family: Cobitidae
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A yoyo loach, almora loach or Pakistani loach, Botia almorhae, is a freshwater fish belonging to the loach family (Cobitidae). It originates in the slow-running and still waters of India and Pakistan, whence the name Pakistani loach originates.

This commonly-available loach may be seen under several common names including Reticulated loach, Lohachata Botia, Pakistani Loach, Almorha Loach and Yo Yo Loach probably being the most common.

Once I had four of blue loaches with other community fish including clown loach and Pakistani loaches. When compared with Pakistani loaches, the blue loaches are bit shy and usually swim with own it's species.

Botia lohachata is known as the Pakistani Loach and is often called the Yo Yo Loach. It is a scaleless fish which is silvery gold with black irregular striping and has four pairs of barbels protruding from the mouth area.

The Lohachata Botia Loach, sometimes referred to as the Yoyo or Pakistani Loach. These fish can be identified by their four pairs of barbels, protruding from the mouth area, along... [Read more]
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By: Yvonne Garcia Common Name: Pakistani Loach or Yoyo LoachLatin Name: Botia LohachataOrigin: Ind
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The tanks also hold a mixed variety of other fish, including rainbow fish, a few Rift Lake African cichlids (Neolamprologus brichardi, Labidichromis caeruleus), red tail black sharks, flying foxes, Pakistani loaches, and some corys.

See also: Fish, Pakistani, Loach, YoYo, Clown Loach

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