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| Not generally a good idea... Housing Koi and
Goldfish together... The former get too big, boisterous,
out-competing the latter for food... |
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| A nice Red Lionhead Goldfish. |
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| Botia lohachata Chaudhuri 1912, the
Reticulate Loach (Lohachata in the pet trade). Found in Pakistan,
Bangladesh, India and Nepal. To four and a half inches in
length. Preferred conditions: pH 5-8, dH 5-12, temp. 24-30C.
A single and group of juveniles and a four inch individual in
aquariums. |
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| Botia modesta Bleeker 1865, the
Orange-finned Loach (though fins may be yellow to red). Asia:
Mekong and Mae Khlong Basins. To ten inches in length, and at times
a bully and a terror when large. Night feeder in the wild, on
worms, crustaceans and insects it finds in the mud. Preferred range
of conditions: pH 6.0-8.0, dH 5-12, temp. 26-30C. |
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