Chromobotia macracanthus “Clown Loach”
$9.00 – $19.00
The Clown Loach, Chromobotia macracanthus, has been known by many other permutations of its scientific name, including Botia macracanthus and Botia macracantha. Clown Loaches are a perenial favorite in the aquarium hobby for good reason, they’re socialable, acitve yet not terribly aggressive. They’re extremely colorful and grow to large sizes (up to 1 foot). Plus, they’ll decimate pest snails. Learn more below:
Description
The Clown Loach, Chromobotia macracanthus, has been known by many other permutations of its scientific name, including Botia macracanthus and Botia macracantha. Clown Loaches are a perenial favorite in the aquarium hobby for good reason, they’re socialable, acitve yet not terribly aggressive. They’re extremely colorful and grow to large sizes (up to 1 foot). Plus, they’ll decimate pest snails.
Breeding as a hobbyist hasn’t really occurred, but they’ve been farmed for years, as well as wild-harvested young and grown out for market during the off seasons of wild collection. As such, it’s difficult to say whether a Clown Loach is wild caught, tank-raised from wild, or truly captive-bred.
Our medium clown loaches are approximately 2″ in length.
Additional information
| Scientific Name | Chromobotia macracanthus |
|---|---|
| Geographic Location | Borneo, Sumatra |
| Wild-Caught | |
| Sizes Available | Tiny, Small, Medium |
| FishBase Link | http://www.fishbase.org/summary/10897 |
| SeriouslyFish.com Link | http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/chromobotia-macracanthus/ |
| Wholesale Available | No |
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