4-striped clown loach (Botia macracantha)

My unique clown loach (with four [not three] black stripes) having lunch.

Othe fish appearing: Xiphophorus helleri Red Simpson male, Xiphophorus helleri 'Comette' female, Poecilia sphenops Black Molly male, two Ancistrus dolichopterus catfish and a huge Poecilia reticulata female.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• clown
• loach
• Botia
• macracantha
• bocja
• wspaniała
• paski
• stripe
• stripes
• eating

[AquariumFriend]

clean your tank

[PAFAWAG1]

@AquariumFriend Done ;)

[KiitCat]

nice! has he still got all four stripes?

[PAFAWAG1]

@KiitCat Yes, he still has them all. A few months ago he seemed to have first stadium of fish tuberculosis (he was a bit too slim), but now he looks OK, the illness is gone. :)

[KiitCat]

@PAFAWAG1 that's good to hear! (: I was in an aquarium shop looking at the clown loach and saw a four striped one! Wasn't as long and nice a stripe as yours but hopefully he'll still be there by the time I get my tank fully set up and cycled! I'll be embarrassed to ask the people there to pick him out for me.. did you ask for the fish or just get lucky? haha (:

[PAFAWAG1]

@KiitCat I asked, but the shop assistant refused to catch it for me (there were too many clown loaches in the tank - approx. 40). I had to do it myself (with the net, of course) - I think it's not really professional, because a shop assistant in a good shop should pick out for me a fish I had chosen (even from a tank with 40 more fish). But anyway - after a few minutes I finally caught it :)

[KiitCat]

@PAFAWAG1 aha, well i'm going to ask for him! If they say no, I doubt they'd let me try to catch it myself as they seemed quite strict in that place... But thank you for the info! (: