Rare Royal Clown Loaches

[King-eL]

I got and they ate right away just 10 minutes when I placed them in the new tank.
Here are two crappy pics. This guy looks like it's trying to blend in with the sand.

Here is a vid of the loaches eating pellets.
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[big54bob]

Leptobotia Elongata?

 

[King-eL]

Leptobotia Elongata?

Yep they are leptobotia elongata

 

[iHonesty]

nice! thats a tough fish to get a hold of! they get big too!

 

[King-eL]

nice! thats a tough fish to get a hold of! they get big too!

Yep very rare. Biggest loach in the world. Highly predatory as well when they grow.

 

[iHonesty]

Yep very rare. Biggest loach in the world. Highly predatory as well when they grow.

having seen your work, im sure you will make them monsters! always impressive king-el!

 

[King-eL]

having seen your work, im sure you will make them monsters! always impressive king-el!

I heard from fugupuff who exported them that they get to 8" in a year and 12" 2 years. Well it may take a bit of time to let them get 20". Hopefully no more than 5 years.

 

[iHonesty]

once you get them big, take pics again! i know the trials of iphone! haha i just got one. are you gonna jdm them so they wont be crazy aggressive or whats your plan?

 

[King-eL]

once you get them big, take pics again! i know the trials of iphone! haha i just got one. are you gonna jdm them so they wont be crazy aggressive or whats your plan?

I'm gonna place them in my 700g aro and stingray tank when they get big. Not in my JDM tank as my aba aba have a taste for loaches. Bit 3 of my 12" regular clown loaches