Clown Loach Growth and size???

[JD_MAN]

ya i will wen i go back to malaysia. ill never forget it cause i dont consider buying a fish unless it has big growth potential. this fish i saw is imprinted in my memory cause it was BIG. even my 3.5 feet RTCs wont be able to eat it i reckon but yeh i heard from the fish shop man that the CLs grow EXTREMELY slowwwwwwwly. i think his 2foot CL was sumthing like 7-8 years old. sumthing pretty ridiculous like that. cant remember maybe older :s

They have a life span of 50+ years.

i just was at jdmans house today
his cl's are awesome and prob. the best i have ever seen

mike

Thanks.

 

[JD_MAN]

That;s probably not a clown loach, it's a royal clown loach. Different species.

Good call wurm.

 

[TLkmDN]

actually i just went to see pics of a royal clown loach....and it wasnt that. im now 100% certain it was a royal clown loach. i woulda remembered the ugly face if it was a royal.

 

[ewurm]

Seriously, if you found a Clown Loach at 24" it would probably be a world record.

 

[Lupin]

actually i just went to see pics of a royal clown loach....and it wasnt that. im now 100% certain it was a royal clown loach. i woulda remembered the ugly face if it was a royal.

Leptobotia elongata.

 

[Mystix212]

What Brisbane zoo? "UnderWater World"?
If I saw a Clown larger than 18", what a day that would be. Most clowns get to 12" in 10 years. The largest I've seen is a 12" one. In real life, about 9-10".