Has anybody kept this loach before.

[Honda12]

(Leptobotia elongata) AKA royal clown loach.
http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/leptobotia_elongota.html

 

[ewurm]

Never seen that before.

 

[jayclarke]

NO! But i want one! Never seen em 4 sale b4

 

[guppy]

Never had room when I found them but they are getting more common,they get large and are known to eat small fish.

 

[Kieranuk]

They look good. Does anyone know the exact size they get to or is it unknown? They might make a good monster addition .

 

[Filthy Sanchez]

Never seen that before.

Me niether.

 

[loach43]

Looks like a channel cat/clown loach hybrid. Very strange.

 

[DiXoN]

they are quite rare but i have seem then resurface recently on fish boards.
never seen one in the UK shops though

 

[guppy]

They look good. Does anyone know the exact size they get to or is it unknown? They might make a good monster addition .

Very large (for loaches) 20"long, usually imported at around 8". Basic info at this link http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=55405

 

[Honda12]

Thanks guppy.