Labiobarbus ID/Info help

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I've asked about this fish before and the answers I got were very helpful. I feel confident in saying it belongs in the Labiobarbus family. This is the photograph I took of the fish the day I got it:

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Which led me to identify it as Labiobarbus Leptocheilus. This photograph is from the Baensch Aquarium Atlas Volume 3 (viewable for free on Google Books, however volumes 1 and 2 are not):

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Here are some photographs I took of the fish just a few days ago. The fins have begun to turn red and the upper half of the body now has a green tint to it. Other identifying characteristics of the fish are the barbels. It has one very long pair on the lower lip and one shorter pair on the upper lip. This is also an identifying characteristic of Labiobarbus in general, which is why I feel I have found the correct genus.

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As it has been changing colors, I feel it may end up looking like (what appears to be) the most common type of Labiobarbus, Labiobarbus Festivus (this photograph came from a different aquarium atlas on Google Books):

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There are however 9 types of Labiobarbus and these are the only two I've been able to find any information online about. I checked my local library and they don't have any aquarium atlases, I also called the local bookstore and they don't have any either. If anyone here has an aquarium atlas it would be extremely helpful. It very likely is one of the other 7 types of Labiobarbus, however it might be impossible to tell until it grows older and we can see the adult colors.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.
 
Nice fish they do best in groups. I have 19 L.burmanicus a very similar looking fish (Look in Tetra Press The manual of Tank Busters.).
They were sold to me as L.festivus at a very small size.
 
Nice fish they do best in groups. I have 19 L.burmanicus a very similar looking fish (Look in Tetra Press The manual of Tank Busters.).
They were sold to me as L.festivus at a very small size.

I would love to get more but first I have to figure out what it is. I got this fish through a fluke. It came into a Petsmart in with the Chinese Algae Eaters. It's not something they sell or have ever sold.

Also, if you can, would you please post a picture of your L.Burmanicus? There is remarkably little info online on this genus. To the point where seeing a picture of one would literally be the first time I was able to. You do a google search on L.Burmanicus and all that comes up are drawings.
 
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