My rarest import ever! Leptobotia elongata!!!

[piranhakeeper69]

nice very rare!

 

[nishant_datta]

the colors and pattern on this loach are truly amazing ....... whats the present situation of this fish in the wild ? u think its getting adequate conversation(conservation) ?? does it have a future ?

oops..

 

[fugupuff]

i'll post some new pictures tomorrow night, I have a blurry picture of the huge one that I saw, it was as big as large styrofoam box!

 

[fugupuff]

here are some of the updated photos, sorry for the delay. Had to download them and resize them.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3491195#post3491195

the babies are growing fast too, I'll get some pictures of the real nicely patterend ones soon.

 

[Lupin]

Nice one, Wes! So the Botia udomritthiruji have been dethroned by Leptobotia elongata.

 

[cuban jey]

i just received my little imperial, came in the best packaging ive EVER seen. i dont think my dude stressed at all! already looks like a the royal dragon hes gonna become! wes you better believe im coming back to get him some freinds!

 

[hotsauce]

sweet!

 

[~ocean]

nice!!!

 

[chen]

I wonder how these guys would do in a tank full of rays? Hrm....if they were ok with rays, I'd be getting a small school of them!

 

[franchise513]

Hey wes can we have an update? Do you have anymore yourself? I love them and wish I had money to throw down on a couple of these