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Royal Clown Loach????

Post by adampetherick » Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:10 am

Just found this on google...

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That due to some weird breeding or a natural occurance?
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Post by Emma Turner » Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:35 am

That's Leptobotia elongata which is often given the common name 'Royal Clown Loach'. They are rarely imported and get quite big.

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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:54 pm

Costa fortuneiume also! I keep 4 of these!

















I wish! :lol:
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Post by Martin Thoene » Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:10 pm

Joe Loach had one that swallowed feeder goldfish whole! :shock:

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Post by mikev » Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:29 pm

Martin Thoene wrote:Joe Loach had one that swallowed feeder goldfish whole! :shock:

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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?
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Post by Emma Turner » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:47 pm

L. elongata are reported to get to around 50cm (20") so they'd need an extra extra spacious aquarium.
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Post by Mike Ophir » Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:52 pm

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.

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Post by mikev » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:58 am

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....
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