Christmasfish
Aquarium Advice Addict
I am bummed..when I moved the tank downstairs and added sand to it
I had strange loaches!
I started with two modesta...a silver dove gray and a neutral grey with 3 light stripes showing. BOTH had a stripe down the back and at the caudal with white trim. Now the larger is fully striped. Still lovely...but not what I bought and WAY aggressive (it tried to bite ME when I moved the ornaments). The other has break in the back stripe and three dark bars on the flank. It is likely the same too!
About Botia Lecnotei ..... How aggressive are they generally? They already sleep in two different spots and most the other fish stay at the opposite end of the tank.
Will I need to trade them in soon? My striatus is a congenial fellow who sleeps with the gourami and avoids the grouch. The little one is still a great algae eater....it picks the decorations and glass pretty clean (not as good as the otos..but as good as snails), but it doesn't touch mulm.
I had strange loaches!
I started with two modesta...a silver dove gray and a neutral grey with 3 light stripes showing. BOTH had a stripe down the back and at the caudal with white trim. Now the larger is fully striped. Still lovely...but not what I bought and WAY aggressive (it tried to bite ME when I moved the ornaments). The other has break in the back stripe and three dark bars on the flank. It is likely the same too!
About Botia Lecnotei ..... How aggressive are they generally? They already sleep in two different spots and most the other fish stay at the opposite end of the tank.
Will I need to trade them in soon? My striatus is a congenial fellow who sleeps with the gourami and avoids the grouch. The little one is still a great algae eater....it picks the decorations and glass pretty clean (not as good as the otos..but as good as snails), but it doesn't touch mulm.