Is This CL Rare?

[is300zx]

Here's 12voltman's loaches. If I remember correctly they are at least 10 years old. And as you can see they have those faded lines but are still only about 4" or so. I think what's more rare is to have old loaches. Most clown loaches don't even last a year so that's probably why we don't see them as often.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=880274&postcount=12

 

[Cammo X]

i c what you mean thnx for the info.

Cammo X

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Looks like a 3 bar dat nice.

 

[Muske]

Really cool looking wether rare or not.

 

[JD_MAN]

Like others said, it's not a rare pattern, but it is rare to find one that size.

 

[ewurm]

Here's 12voltman's loaches. If I remember correctly they are at least 10 years old. And as you can see they have those faded lines but are still only about 4" or so. I think what's more rare is to have old loaches. Most clown loaches don't even last a year so that's probably why we don't see them as often.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=880274&postcount=12

So true, that's why I love finding the big ones so much. My biggest goal in loach keeping is to see one die of old age.

 

[Cammo X]

just some pics of where is is living and a much better pic of the loach without the faded affect, also he is 20cm+.

 

[Mystix212]

Out of my 6 loaches, I can already tell that only 1 of them will surely wind up with that pattern. You can notice that the bars have a pale edging to them and there is the slighest degree of bar breaking at the top of the fish. This loach is 3.5-4".

next time you see a loach like this, keep an eye out for the faint edging on the bars and the trademark split at the top. With age, everything is emphasized.

 

[killerfish]

i'd say that stripe pattern is very rare nice that loach is worth ALOT

get him some more loach friends and he will color up better for you

 

[shoefreak03]

sorry, they are right. all the lines start to fade once it reaches a large size.

here are some of mine developing the line between the bars..