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my lfs label them, as clown loaches ill try to get dsome pics

do you see him in this lineup?

http://www.loaches.com/portraits/loach_portraits.html

niope i need to find out

I`m thinking dyed fish at the mo but try and get pics so I can be certain or help you find out which species it is excactly, also could ya describe it a bit more

i got some pic im goin to post them


http://tinypic.com/15arz5 thats is one of them

I`t looks kinda like a Red finned black shark! but with a loach type of mouth. Is there such thing as a red finned blue/black loach?

Or am I looking ta the wrong fish

Last edited by Perky at 01-Jan-2005 12:59

http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/botia_modesta.html

apparently there is..

but its a pink color

It's a dyed botia modesta... They get dyed a lot... It gets big... Think 10 inches... It will also eat smaller tank mates and harass larger ones. Not good for community setups...

There were pictures of dyed ones at the bottom, and yeah, they get to 12" wild, so same size as a clown, but far more agressive according to one persons comment that they at 73 Neons in a week. (2 of them)

i got a mbuna tank im upgradin to a 180 later since they r dyed will theysurvive i hope they do they r shy

Just make sure they are getting enough food...

These loaches are extremely shy and will be intimidated by the cichlids. They will not be able to compete against the cichlids for food during the day, so put some food in at night for them. Also, this fish will not reach 12" in captivity, no matter what size the tank is. If your fish makes it to 7", it will be considered large for a captive specimen. They are actually not nearly as aggressive as the previous posts make it seem, especially when kept in groups of less than six. They will mostly just hide all day, and you are pretty unlikely to get a good view of them unless you pot some food where they can reach it.

And I actually keep this species, both at home and the LFS I work at, so I have firsthand experience and I am not just making wild (and probably highly exaggerated) claims about this loach.

Good luck with them!





Last edited by Cory Addict at 01-Jan-2005 16:59

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