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Old November 4th, 2007  
Fish Helper
 
ID this loach!

I am pretty sure it is a horsefaced loach but not certain, confirmation is appreciated:





Thanks!
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Old November 4th, 2007  
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Yes definately a Horsefaced Loach
http://www.loaches.com/species-index...choirorhynchus
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Old November 4th, 2007  
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very cool loach! where did you find him?
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Old November 4th, 2007  
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Petsmart duping me. I asked for a rubberlipped pleco, she grabs a net, sticks it in the tank, snatches a fish, bags it, puts that bag in 2 more so I can't seen the fish and sends me off with it. I had asked her what she gave me and she said it was a baby rubbernose, probably thinking I was gullabile, but I said I didn't think so and would just go with a regular rubbernose. Unfortunatly she gave me this guy but since he can't live in my 38 for long I will have to either rehome him or sell him for 15.99 (I asked my LFS the price they would give me for a juvinile), I paid 3.99 for him so I could make quite a bit of off him.
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Old November 4th, 2007  
Tom
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Horsefaced loach.
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Old November 4th, 2007  
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Petsmart duping me. I asked for a rubberlipped pleco, she grabs a net, sticks it in the tank, snatches a fish, bags it, puts that bag in 2 more so I can't seen the fish and sends me off with it. I had asked her what she gave me and she said it was a baby rubbernose, probably thinking I was gullabile ...
You simply can't "not love" your LFS staff, can you, lol ... Where the heck is even the most remote resemblance between a rubbernose pleco and a horseface loach? LOL, those people are insane, can't believe this, haha ...
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Old November 4th, 2007  
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I would take it back to the manager and say,"I asked for a rubber lip plec and this is what I got"
Carol
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Old November 4th, 2007  
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I would take him back but (a) she WAS the manager and (b)I like this guy and would rather see him go to a good home at my good lfs or my mom's tank instead of being scooped out to go into a 9-year old's 5 gallon or a dumpster. Plus she said I was too young to notice the difference, "maybe when you get older yuo will learn how animals evolve through stages".

^me ^employee
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Old November 4th, 2007  
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what a moron! she reminds me of the manager at the st.augustine petco.. i'm sure petsmart's corporate would love to know that she's lazy & giving customers more expensive fish than what they're paying for. if your LFS would buy them all, i'd go back and ask for more of those "rubberlipped plecos".
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Old November 4th, 2007  
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what a moron!
AGREED !!!
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Old November 5th, 2007  
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ROFL!!!!!

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I would take it back to the manager and say,"I asked for a rubber lip plec and this is what I got"
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Old November 5th, 2007  
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what a moron! she reminds me of the manager at the st.augustine petco.. i'm sure petsmart's corporate would love to know that she's lazy & giving customers more expensive fish than what they're paying for. if your LFS would buy them all, i'd go back and ask for more of those "rubberlipped plecos".
I agree totally! you could make a great out of them! I've seen these loaches here, they dont go for much, same price as the kuhli's!
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Old November 7th, 2007  
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what a moron! she reminds me of the manager at the st.augustine petco.. i'm sure petsmart's corporate would love to know that she's lazy & giving customers more expensive fish than what they're paying for. if your LFS would buy them all, i'd go back and ask for more of those "rubberlipped plecos".
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