Loaches Online Forum

Well, maybe what is your favourite Loach when kept in a large group?

Other than Clown Loaches, everyone already should know they are awesome and unique.

Anybody keep Botia striata in a group of 10+...? As interesting as others? I've always assumed they were rather meek but they are still cute. Do they change much in pattern as they mature? From pics, it seems like larger ones still keep the attractive pattern, some maybe more attractive? Or do they ...

Are Banded Kuhli Loaches less available now? I never see the old standard colorful orange and brown banded Kuhli Loach anymore for sale. Petsmart has some brown "Black" Kuhlis, I suppose they are still cute. Are the banded ones in trouble in nature? Habitat loss? Or am I just not seeing them in my a...

an average price... if they are healthy and nice specimens and have a place to put them, get a nice group.

Thanks, yes, that most be them

Quite unique looking

Importers must not be very impressed with them as they are very cheap

Similar but they definitely had bands, but most intense in mid body like those "Crimson Loaches". Most loaches were slighty different, some had more bands, some less. Some had very intense mid body bands.

I can't figure out what this is, a cute semi-elongated loach with a few bright orange-pink bands. The bands may be somewhat indicative of pecking order(?) Thought they were kind of interesting and cute Saw them lately and they were very cheap, but were probably all sick, so didn't buy (I went back t...