My rarest import ever! Leptobotia elongata!!!

[Festae Forever]

Yep....after taking a closer look.....very different

Much luck with selling these.......at the large size would be the most impressive loach IMO

I will be sure to google......with so many ho-hum things in the fish world....thanks for having something to get excited about

 

[fugupuff]

Yep....after taking a closer look.....very different

Much luck with selling these.......at the large size would be the most impressive loach IMO

I will be sure to google......with so many ho-hum things in the fish world....thanks for having something to get excited about

thanks, it is the largest true loach out there!

 

[neoprodigy]

 

[thefishguy7]

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[FishNCash]

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That is a true monster!!!

 

[tamzor]

i wonder if the school like clown loach then that be scary

 

[fugupuff]

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that's a nice one, did you see it yourself?

 

[crenipterus svenagalus]

that's a nice one, did you see it yourself?

He probably owns 3 already. Or he buys them as feeders for him mundis. Haha. I am really excited to see these beasts at a larger size.

 

[Festae Forever]

A goldfish eating LOACH! Color me interested!

Leptobotia generally get quite large and have large mouths, but this species is the real giant. It can reach as much as 3kg in weight in the wild and is fast-growing. They should therefore be kept only with suitably sized fish as anything small will be eaten. Owners have reported the fish literally just sucking in feeder goldfish. Otherwize peaceful.

 

[blacktip]

I'm so pissed! Reading through this thread I found this page (http://www.loaches.com/species-index/leptobotia-elongata) before I got to the post where Wes finally admitted to what they were. I guess I should have been on last night.

I wish I wasn't trying to buy a house or I'd definitely drop a grand on some of the smaller ones. Great find Wes!