Blue Boatia Loaches

[paudie22]

i have a 34 gallon tank and currently keep 2 botia loaches in it until they get too big for the tank and il buy anothe bigger tank as i received them off a friend who wasnt looking after them. i have seen them squabble with each other for territory but iv seen them attack and kill 2 platies and a molly who all were quite big. they took massive lumps out of there stomach areas . has anyone else noticed this behavior in them before?

 

[Davo86]

i have a 34 gallon tank and currently keep 2 botia loaches in it until they get too big for the tank and il buy anothe bigger tank as i received them off a friend who wasnt looking after them. i have seen them squabble with each other for territory but iv seen them attack and kill 2 platies and a molly who all were quite big. they took massive lumps out of there stomach areas . has anyone else noticed this behavior in them before?

Botia Modesta are an aggressive botia species, simple as that really,

They can get to sizes that equal that of clown loach and are extremely fin nippy,
Definitely not a species for your average community tank thats for sure

 

[paudie22]

i might try swap them out for some bolivian rams