Fish I.d. Please Help!

[FishScale]

I bought these two fish at a lfs labeled as a "Bongo Sucker". I bought them because they looked odd. The clerk told me that they eat algae and they grow to be approxamately 2". I can't find any info on them, so i don't think their called bongo suckers.. so if anyone can help and I.D. this fish i would greatly appreciate it. here are some pics of the fish.

Hopefully these work.. its my first time posting.

 

[QuotheRaven]

thats known as a borneo sucker...Chinese Butterfly pleco however it's actually a asian hillstream loach and should be in cooler temperatures than a tropical tank

 

[FishScale]

nice... hat goes off to the lfs just trying to make a sale

 

[The-Lion]

Hi Fishscale, I'm pretty sure your fish is Gastromyzon Ocellatus . The link will tell you all you need to know, as with all types of hillstream loach they require a well oxygenated, mature tank with a strong current to simulate the fast flowing streams they come from.
I've heard these fish called many things, but i had to laugh at bongo sucker.

 

[Gankutsuou]

no - the-lion. Despite the poor picture quality, that is most defiantly a Hillstream Loach.

The first two might confuse you because of the red tail, but I'm thinking that means they've been chewed on. The last two pictures make it easy to tell. No red in the tail. They stick to the glass. The sterotypical dotted king and butterfly position. And The overlapping fins.

edit:
whoops. my folly. Just took a re look at that profile. I spoke to soon. I thought you gave a pic of some kind of panda garra

but the last 2 pics show no red in the tail, so it makes me think it's a normal one.

edit again:
perhaps it's possible that he got 2 kinds?

 

[Lateral Line]

There are very many species of HillStream Loaches. Many look alike to anything other then expert eyes. Few survive long in a regular tropical tank, they are cool water high energy environment fish. Several members have specialist tanks for them. If you search the board for "hillstream" you'll find a lot of threads about them.

One has to marvel at the creativity used in the myriad of common names applied to these fish.

 

[The-Lion]

I'm by no means an expert, whether it's the exact Gastromyzon i mentioned is debatable, i do know enough to know it is a Gastromyzon of some type. The link I've given comes from loaches.com & they are experts so maybe show the photos on their forum, for a definite i'd. I think the fish shown above are juvenile compared to the adult specimens pictured in the link & this would account for a slight difference in appearance.
As mentioned there are many species of hillstream loaches, a lot do prefer lower temperatures, but there are those that are tropical, the only constant is their need for good filtration, a strong current & a well oxygenated mature tank.
By specialized tank do you mean a river tank? if so then this a tank where the current flows in one direction (easily achieved by installing an filter with a strong out put in a tank 3 foot plus. Some provide the the extra current using power heads built into a manifold.
I've been keeping hillstreams for about a year now & have recently brought some more so i have three different types, their great fish very entertaining.

 

[FishScale]

Thank you for the replies guys I've taken them back to the LFS since their not compatible in tropical temps.. A shame really.. cause they looked to be an attractive addition to my tank.

o yea... i did buy two of them.. one had a red tail and the other had a blue one.. the one on the glass had the blue tail.