Benekli Loach

Ortak İsim	Benekli Loach
Bilimsel Adı	Mottled Loach Sand Loach Spot Loach Striped Loach Zipper Loach
Dağıtım	Asya, Çin, Hindistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tayland
Beslenme	Etçil,Otçul.
Açıklama	Yumurtalarını saklamaya çalışırlar,ebeveynler yumurtaları yiyebileceğinden ayrılması uygun olacaktır.
Mizaç	Barışçıl.
Bakım	Karides granül, kan kurdu,solucanlar, yosun gibi çeşitli yiyecekler verilebilir.Bu balıkları en az 80 litre akvaryumda tutulmalıdır.Saklanacak yerler ayarlanmsı uygun olur.
PH	6.8-7.4
Sıcaklık	22C - 28C
Maksimum Boy	11 cm
Cinsiyet	Erkekler dişilerden daha büyük olur.
Üreme	Üretmesi zordur.Deneyim gerektirir.
Varyansları
Ana Renkler	Gümüş,Siyah

Common Names:

Mottled Loach Sand Loach Spot Loach Striped Loach Zipper Loach

Synonyms:

Botia nebulosa Cobitis botia Nemacheilus botia Nemacheilus botia botia Nemachilus botia Nemachilus botius Nemachilus mackenziei Noemacheilus botia

Family:

Balitoridae

Category:

Catfish_Bottom_Feeders

Distribution:

Asia; China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand.

Main Ecosystem:

River; River

Temperament:

Peaceful; Peaceful and active fish which are a great addition to any community tank 20 gallons or more.

Diet:

Ominvore; Ominvore

Care:

Mainly bottom feeders which will appreciate a varied diet of sinking algae wafers, sinking shrimp pellets, blood worms, tubifex worms, etc. Will eat most commercial foods that are offered and will even with time eat from the top of the tank and the middle even though it highly prefers to bottom feed. These loaches should be kept in tanks no less than 20 gallons. They appreciate planty of places to hide but once they have them and feel secure in the tank (almost immediately) they will be out and about.

pH:

6.8 - 7.4

Temperature:

22°C - 28°C 72°F - 82°F

Hardness:

24 dH - 26 dH

Potential Size:

Male: 11cm (4.3") Female: 11cm (4.3")

Water Region:

Bottom; Bottom

Activity:

Diurnal; Diurnal

Gender:

Unknown.

Breeding:

Breeding can be accomplished by experienced aquarists. Known triggers are large water changes and minor pH changes. They lay the eggs in a hidden spot and leave them. Parents may eat the eggs, and will not guard them; so the eggs or parents should be removed.

Variants:

Comments:

Their tank would do well to have a powerhead as they prefer currents. A sandy or smaller gravel bottom is better as they dig constantly. Caves, rocky outcroppings, and plants are favorite hiding places. This loach has a very distinctive eye spot which does not go away with age. This is the number one way to determine if you have a true zipper loach or if you have Botia striata. The two are very commonly mis-labeled as each other.

Main Colours:

Silver, Black

Markings:

Mottled

Mouth:

Downturned

Tail:

Concave