Talk:Clown loach

What names are used to describe the botia macracantha as food fish? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.41.122.234 (talk • contribs) 09:20, 5 March 2006 (UTC-7)

I thought I would see so much more here. Fellow loach-ists seem so passionate about their fish. How about more on diet (their love of frozen brine shrimp), their "threat" to snails (small snails go bye-bye quick, but mystery, apple, or ramshorn snails are very compatible with this fish), and community attributes (they are very perceptive of other fish -- they follow other fishes 'tells' when foraging or exploring). I hope that others (with experience or credentials will contribute) are just as passionate.Anthronify 05:28, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

I bought three clown loaches about 8 years ago. One is 2 inches long another is about 4 inches long the last one is about 9 inches long....what gives?

-the 2" long one is strange/worrisome (after 8 years), 4" and 9" is common... You don't mention the overall size of your tank, how many clowns, and if there are other aggressors/agonists in the tank. Disparity in size is caused by many variables, some obvious, others are best-guess.  That your tank is 8 years old is a great sign that you are a decent hobbiest -- keep up the good work!  And enjoy! Anthronify 04:26, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Reproduction and sexual dimorphism

 * There are no known cases of clowns breeding in captivity, partly due to the fact that they do not reach sexual maturity until after nine or ten years of age. They will lay their eggs under leaves (real or plastic). Clown loaches may live for up to 50 years.

I've removed this confusing and contradictory paragraph from the article. First, there are known cases of clowns breeding in captivity, just google it and you'll find unscientific, anecdotal reports of such cases, although in most cases the spawning act appeared to be a fluke and was not able to be replicated. Second, I'm assuming that plastic plants aren't very common in the wild, so claiming that the fish won't spawn in captivity, yet will lay its eggs on plastic plants is odd. Finally, an unsupported claim about the loaches lifespan wouldn't belong in a section about reproduction and sexual dimorphism anyway. Neil916 (Talk) 15:52, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Seems to me that the bit about ich should be in a separate category of diseases, along with some other diseases to which they are particularly prone.

As this is an informational page, rather than an aquarium informational booklet, maybe we should keep the aquarium-related information to a minimum

If breeding is deemed to be difficult or impossible, where do aquarium specimens come from. Are they wild-caught? If so, this might be mentioned.

I'll fill some of this in, if you guys agree.

Foxi tails (talk) 13:26, 17 March 2009 (UTC)foxi_tails

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Macracanthus or macracantha (Possible taxonomic error)
Having seen how binomial names are listed, would the name “Chromobotia macracanthus” be considered incorrect? Considering how the “femenine” and “masculine” words in the genus name seem to alter the species name. For example when “Bufo marinus” was moved to “Rhinella”, the “marinus” became “marina”

“Botia” is already a feminine genus name (example, Botia striata whilst the masculine form of “striata” is in Chaetodon, the example being Chaetodon striatus). Chromobotia would undoubtedly be feminine, so wouldn’t it be correct to refer to the species as “Chromobotia macracantha?” The Great Mule of Eupatoria (talk) 13:06, 18 January 2022 (UTC)