Family – Botia
Scientific Name - lecontei
Common Name – Goldfin Loach
Locality - SE Asia, Laos,Thailand
pH – 6.4-7.4
Temperature (in F) - 72-84F (
Max size (in inches) - 4-6"
Minimum tank size - at least 30g
Sociability - Depends on fish ... Some are quite friendly, while others are aggressive(territorial) ... generally likes being with others of it's kind (or similar - hangs with my redtails just fine)
Breeding - ?
Temperament - Same as sociability
Comments – mine was mixed in with redtail loach as a contaminant ... is noticably more slender and elongated like a tiger botia shape actually .... but it acts like the redtails
ALSO note: the young are very similar to skunk loach (and are sometimes mixed into shipments) except for the side striping... and are slightly more 'mean' than true skunks
Personal Experience - This fish is in a 75g with my goldsaum Green Terror pair and 3-4 redtail loach (with which it was a shop tank contaminant of)... this fish very inclined to stay under cover and is usually only seen at occasional feeding times
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