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Royal Clown Loach????
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:10 am
by adampetherick
Just found this on google...
That due to some weird breeding or a natural occurance?
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:35 am
by Emma Turner
That's Leptobotia elongata which is often given the common name 'Royal Clown Loach'. They are rarely imported and get quite big.
Emma
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:54 pm
by Graeme Robson
Costa fortuneiume also! I keep 4 of these!
I wish!
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:10 pm
by Martin Thoene
Joe Loach had one that swallowed feeder goldfish whole!
Martin.
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:29 pm
by mikev
Martin Thoene wrote:Joe Loach had one that swallowed feeder goldfish whole!
Martin.
Are these guys aggressive?
They may become locally available in not-so-remote-future, so I've been thinking about the extra space in the new tank.... A store around here had really attractive
L. taeniaps (incidentally, at $50 per fish, so they probably still have them), but
taeniaps are apparently so bad that you cannot keep two in one tank. What about
elongata?
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:47 pm
by Emma Turner
L. elongata are reported to get to around 50cm (20") so they'd need an extra extra spacious aquarium.
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:52 pm
by Mike Ophir
Mine swallowed guppies whole! I fed mine live earth worms. Beautiful fish, but get very large! I believe they are from South or South eastern China, a cold water species, but can be successfully kept at warm water temperatures.
Good luck!
Mike
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:58 am
by mikev
Emma Turner wrote:L. elongata are reported to get to around 50cm (20") so they'd need an extra extra spacious aquarium.
Thanks Emma, this kills this idea, and -- more importantly -- forestalls a larger disaster.
I really like the fish, but it is not nice to get something I cannot keep or even rehome.... Oh well, maybe a pond one day....