Food option for spoiling Botia.

[andyroo]

If available, ie you live on a coast or work in a restaurant:
Crab/lobster legs/antennae that are either too little or too numerous to extract meat from, give to loaches whole, complete with shell. Long tube of meat provides hours or entertainment/enrichment.
Plecos and gobies chew on the empty shells.
NB: when stressed (boiled), these critters often cast-off legs. These are usually discarded. Might be able to get from shop/restaurant.
Makes red colours "pop".
Yes, the modesta blue-men-crew are spoiled. Will forward photos.
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[chefkeith]

Good tip. I'll try this.

[Clowntje]

I just founded this out a month ago.

i have a tank with a figure 8 puffer which i feed a crab leg evry now and then as a treat, after a few hours i got it out of his tank becus else he gets too fat. i putted it in my Clown tank to see if they ate it or not. at first no attention but i decided to leave it in the tank till the next morning, the meat inside was gone completly when i now put a leg in it it is feeding frenzy all my fish ate it including my catfish.

So yes definetly worth a try!

[jollysue]

I will look for a way to do this. I have 6 x 5-6" clowns as well as 3 B. dario and 3 or 4 B. straita.

[andyroo]

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[andyroo]

oops ... let me try that again....

[andyroo]

Yippeeee !
Made it work all on my lonesome. OK, my neighbour helped me.
A dreadful photo of the little one, the only one who would stay still... sorry
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[Clowntje]

He's or she's enjoying the treat! nice pic.
My Clowns dont sit still for a sec when i feed the crab.