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Hi guys, as it's getting closer for me getting some kubotais I wanna obtain a bit more information about them

I've tried reading alot here on the forums, in species index and on other forums. These are just general tips, and I want some personal opinions, if you don't mind

How do your Botia Kubotai's behave? Do they eat alot of snails? Because I'm "breeding" them in my small shrimp tank. Are they tough enough to compete for food against my tiger barbs? (I had an ancistrus there before, he simply didn't stand a chance so he's now back in the store )

What do you feed them?

I'm planning on 7 of them in my 92 Gal tank, 55 inches long, will that work out? They'll be the only bottom-dwellers in my tank.

What do you feed them? I'm planning on frozen shrimp mix, some pellets (Dried food, etc), algae waffers and vegetables, will that work out? Ocasionally I'll be giving em some living food like worms and snails.

Any tips appreciated!

Regards

Johan

hi. i m really a loaches beginner, but i am having 6 clowns with 6 kubotai.. it seems fine up to now, they are teaming all together.

IME kubs are among the gentler of Loaches. Mine compete well in the tank they are in, but none of the tank mates as specifically aggressive. Some might be a little pushy, or quick to grab some food as it drifts down. Kubs do eat snails. I feed about the same as you: Quality dried foods, freeze dried worms and stuff, frozen worms and stuff, fresh or lightly cooked vegies, and a homemade mix similar to the recipe here at Loaches.

Rainbows (several species)
Liberty Mollies
Synodontis eupterus
Queen Arabesque Pleco
Orange Stripe Cories
Peacock Eel (I have not seen him for a long time. He hides under the substrate)
Gold Gourami (A pretty mellow guy- not like some of this species)

tuff to compete against tiger barbs
kubs are great
snails will be gone

I can't comment on the barbs, because I keep my kubs with praecox rainbows.
As for food, mine prefer frozen bloodworms, brine and mysis shrimp and sometimes pelleted foods. And yes, they do eat snails.

Johan, i have a group of 11 kubs of different sizes, imo they are softies the larger kubs do have a little dissagreement every now and then but with no damage to either fish.
don't worry about them feeding mine come up to the surface to get their grub, so as far as competeing for food they'd be fine.
and a group of 7 would be fine in a tank that size.

mick