red tail botia - anyone ever heard of it???

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• Jan 25, 2005

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looking for a snail eater and i found this little beauty on liveaquaria.com - i don't know much about it though cause i've never heard of it before- they say it eats snails and it's very attractive looking - it looks like a RTS - check it out http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=2102



looking for more info if anyone is familiar - is it peaceful? good community fish?

 

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This is also known as the Orange-finned Loach or Blue Botia.

Check out this information from Loaches.com:
http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/botia_modesta.html

 

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From what I understand they are okay as a community fish, though they do carry the typical Botia tendancy to like to irritate other fish at times. My local LFS has had the same pair for nearly a year, so I wonder if there is a good reason they havent sold?

 

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The blue botia (aka red tailed botia) is one of the most aggressive botias available. So much so they have been kept successfully with African Cichlids. Check out this link. Blue Botia

 

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thanks for the info i dont want anything that aggressive!

 

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Try to find some Zebras, Darios, or Yo-Yos. They stay quite a bit smaller and should take care of your snail problem. Get 3-4 as they can be a bit nippy, but shouldn't bother your other fish if kept in a group.