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found some of these in a local lfs but i cant find any information about them, does anyone have any experience of them?
they are really cool and i would like to know their potential size, temprement and water requirements.

please advise.

here is one site that I found that might help...

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found some of these in a local lfs but i cant find any information about them, does anyone have any experience of them?
they are really cool and i would like to know their potential size, temprement and water requirements.

please advise.

Hi,
I have a polka dot loach. They are a great, fun, personably botia with lots of personality.
Depending on what size tank you have, you could do a large school of them, they enjoy friends.
Polka Dot loaches grow to about 3.5 inches, and are a moderately active loach as loaches go. They eat anything, but prefer a varied diet, as with other loaches. They are great at cleaning up leftover food, and will dig to get food. They do not eat plants, and are not bad for digging plants up either.
Average tropical conditions will keep this loach happy, keep in a ph anywhere from 6.6-7.8, temps from 74-84F, if the water is acidic the fish will display slightly more vivid colors, but otherwise does just fine in harder waters.
Avoid methylene blue, malachite green, and high amounts of aquarium salt with the Polka Dot loach as they are a scaleless fish.
I couldnt recommend this fish any more highly.
What size is your tank? What other fish are in there?
If you give me this info I can suggest a good number of these fish for your tank size.


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all my tank stocking is listed on my profile, i was thinking of the 15g with the cherry barbs.

For a 15g, that would be a little small for Polka Dot Botia, but you might be able to go with 3, if you provide plants for shelter and lots of hiding places


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