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stik6shift98
03-25-2003, 4:24 PM
i juat got 12 of these....
what tankmates can they be with
what do they eat???
how big??
Ledslnger
03-25-2003, 6:52 PM
Boy, they don't get all that big. I had several people say the one I had was the biggest they had ever seen. It was 3-4 years old and maybe...been awhile....maybe 2.5" long. They don't get big, they are neat fish. They can hide like no other. You might even think they are dead. I had one disappear for about 6 mos. and then bang...there he was again. And, that was in a 10G!!!
valerie
03-25-2003, 7:05 PM
becareful choose tankmates since these guys are known to be one of hte more nippy/aggresive species of Botia. Check out loaches.com for more info
VoodooChild
03-25-2003, 7:06 PM
As far as size goes, I'd agree with the above. As far as temperment goes, they're testy little guys. I'd keep things that are decent sized and fast, like barbs, rainbows, giant danios, etc. Usually they're fine, but sometimes they'd get mad for no apparent reason and just start nipping someone.
stik6shift98
03-25-2003, 11:48 PM
sweet.....their with balas barbs gourami silver dollars etc.....
their doing great and they are really neat to watch....each one was only 1.50 and i got them at 75 off that price too
so it was like 30 cents for each guy:D
valerie
03-26-2003, 12:29 AM
good deal:D
stik6shift98
03-26-2003, 11:11 PM
yup....i wasnt gonna let that pass by:D
I bought 3 recently at Petsmart for just 1.50 each. They are in a 30 gallon tank, they eat flake food, and sinking foods like shrimp pellets and tablet foods also frozen foods. The other fish in the tank are a 6" Texas cichlid, a 3" convict cichlid and 5 giant danios. The skunks are very active, zipping around the tank. The convict likes to chase them for fun, but they have no problem avoiding her, and I've provided them with many hiding places. They are just over 1" in size at the moment. The larger Tx cichlid completely ignores them.