Curious as to what you guys think the age of this fish is and guess the value. He’s over 10in.
Massive clown Loach
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Age: Taking the growth rate of redshark1's 28 year old loaches, probably 20-25 years old.
Value: Priceless.
Value: Priceless.
I have a couple that size. I got them at 4 inch in 2002. I think then they were about 2 years old. So I would say that fish is about 19-21 years old.
If you want to see pics of big clowns, got here https://www.loaches.com/species-index/clown-loach-chromobotia-macracanthus be sure to scroll down to the bottom where you will see
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This is a pic there that caused me to have to keep clown loaches on page 3 of the all images.
The fish in the pic looks beat up some. I hope you have company for him that is smaller. It is faded and I cannot see any barbels. Also the fins look ragged. You may need to medicate it. The problem with clowns is they need to be groups so having to segregate them in an H or Q tank is stressful. Big ones are hard to come by, so it is worth trying to rescue. I m hoping that clean water, proper conduitions and good food will clear up the things i noted. But you may need to medicate anyway.
If you want to see pics of big clowns, got here https://www.loaches.com/species-index/clown-loach-chromobotia-macracanthus be sure to scroll down to the bottom where you will see
Click to view all images of this species!
This is a pic there that caused me to have to keep clown loaches on page 3 of the all images.
The fish in the pic looks beat up some. I hope you have company for him that is smaller. It is faded and I cannot see any barbels. Also the fins look ragged. You may need to medicate it. The problem with clowns is they need to be groups so having to segregate them in an H or Q tank is stressful. Big ones are hard to come by, so it is worth trying to rescue. I m hoping that clean water, proper conduitions and good food will clear up the things i noted. But you may need to medicate anyway.
It’s a community tank of bichirs, albino heckliis, African knife fish, aro, smaller clown loach, spiny eel, and an ebjd. He was behind the filter at the lfs I think that did the scratches and in a tank w a tilapia which prob beat him up. No hospital tank. 1 tank, I put some salt in it to heal him a bit which I usually add a bit when a fish gets hurt and seems to work fine even for the scaleless fish. No medication will be used. If he lives he lives, if mot he was still an impressive fish !!