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Kuhli Loach
Photo by Neil Lourie Distribution: T ...
Botia caudipunctata
Date: February 7th, 2003 Below are two recent snaps of my Mun River variation of Speckletail loach (Botia caudipunctata). There is a photo of both male resting on the piece of bamboo pipe in the jungle of Cryptocorynas, ...
Botias ... An Introductory Article
5 years ago, I was in a Local Fish Shop and was looking through some of the fish tanks. I got a glimpse of what was a small Skunk Loach, and then it quickly disappeared into the plants. I looked all over the tank, ...
Clown Loach (Botia macracanthus)
Distribution: Sumatra and Borneo Length: Up to 12in (30cm) Diet: Worms, crustaceans, plant matter,and dried food Water temperature: 75-86 F (24-30 C) Community Tank environment ...
Clown Loaches
Scientific Name:Botia macracanthus Other Scientific Name(s): Cobitis macracanthus, Botia macrocanthus Common Name: Clown Loach Clown loaches are very popular aquarium fish; however they are not always easy to keep successfully since they easi ...
Dojo Loach
An Eel With Whiskers? No, No! It's The Dojo Loach! Posted on Jul 09, 2002 - 01:34 AM by The AquaFriend! At first this freshwater fish looks more like an eel that's been crossbred with a catfish! Some folks may find them creepy! Some may ...
Dojo Loach Breeding
Name : TheGreatBlueDiscus The Dojo Loach is an egglayer. I have 2 of them in my 75g tank. They spawn regularly. Spawning always coincides with a large water of 35% or more, followed by addition of water set 2-3 degrees cooler. I think this almost ...
Dojo Loach, Weather Loach
Oriental, Japanese, or Chinese Weatherfish, Dojo, Amur Family: Cobitidae
Loaches
Loaches are bottom dwelling scavengers with very small mouths. Like catfish, they too have sensory fingers--or barbels. They are usually slender with worm-like bodies. They are inhabitants of rapid moving streams in Europe and Asia. Most species lack true scales. Due to their habitats, they often feed on tubifex worms which are found in streams of poor water quality. They are very hardy, well adaptive aquarium members. The true loaches--the Botia spp loaches--have spines beneath their eyes, which is why they are classified together.
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Weather Loach, Dojo Loach
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus - Dojo loach (weather loach)
While the Dojo loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, aka weather loach, Japanese weather fish, Amur weather fish) may not be the flashiest loach you may have seen in aquaria, it is easily one of the most interesting. This loach is nat ...
My Story on the Weather Loach
The weather loach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, has other common names, including weather fish, Chinese weather loach, Japanese weather loach, Dojo loach, and golden Dojo. It has been given nicknames such as eel fish, snake fish, and moustac ...
Queen Loach (Botia dario)
Photo by Bogdan Janiczak From: Mark Macdonald (Mark in Vancouver) ([email protected]) ...
Suckerbelly Loaches
Photo from http://www.aqua.com.tw/116/116sp1b.htm Whether labelled as "Chinese butterfly plecos", "Borneo suckers", "lizardfish", "flossensaugers", or one of their many other common names, ...
The Dojo Loach
Common Name: Dojo Loach A Gold Dojo Loach © Neil Hinckley Latin Name: Misgurnus anguillicaudatus Origin: Japan and China Temperature: 60-77ºF (16-25ºC) Ease Of Keeping: Very easy Aggressivness: Non-aggressive Lighting: Dim t ...
Weather / Dojo Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus / fossilis)
See Also: NEW!! Dojo loach spawning experience Information on keeping Weather Loaches in ponds Close-up p ...