scientific name?

[BigLou]

I just bought 6 of these botia and am trying to find info about them, but I look up botia and come up with mostly clown loach and yoyo loach info. I was wondering if anybody could provide me with some info about them, and maybe a scientific name so I could research them.

picture of botia #1
picture of botia #2

 

[LoachLover]

Looks like a Skunk loach, I forget the scientific name at the moment.

 

[Gourami Lover88]

Yep thats a Skunk Loach Botia.motleti They are brave little fish and wont back down when another fish invaids their person space!

Here is a like with alot of info on them

http/www.loaches.com/species_pages/botia_morleti.html

 

[The-Wolf]

yep a skunk loach Botia morleti (was Botia horae)

 

[LoachLover]

It's definately a bold little fish

 

[Joviella]

Totally agreed pic 1....is a skunk loach(botia morleti)
pic 2 is not a loach,or even a botia.....it looks like a blind cave fish(I think this is tetra family although I am probably wrong!!)

 

[LoachLover]

Totally agreed pic 1....is a skunk loach(botia morleti)
pic 2 is not a loach,or even a botia.....it looks like a blind cave fish(I think this is tetra family although I am probably wrong!!)

I think the second picture was of the skunk loach, but there were other fish also in the picture.

 

[trevo878]

Yup, definately a skunk loach.

 

[BigLou]

Hey guys, thanks for helping me out, and yup, they're definitely skunk loaches. I hear mixed reviews about them though. I've read some places they get about 5-6 inches, and others around 8 or 9 inches. I've also read that they can peaceful like clown loaches, but I've also read that they can be very territorial and aggresive. Just wondering what your experiences have been.

 

[LoachLover]

Mine are pretty agressive.

 

[The-Wolf]

mine are extreamly fast and nip the tail fins of any fish they can creep up on.