Botia Kubotia

[Bully]

Great shots, I'm so jealous My lfs has had a tank of kubs and histrionica recently and I wanted some so badly!

I'd love some kubs but simply don't have the space for them. When 'she whom must be obeyed' finally relents and allows me a much larger tank then a large shoal of B. kubotai is on the list, alongside some Emperor botia Well, a man can dream can't he

[Sea Sprite]

It's ok, bully...1 day it will happen for you.

[raving_wayne]

well i am defo in love with em my lfs also has histrionica but this was the first time he ever got kubotai and he only got them 2 days ago lol ive spoken to him and asked if he can get more, he thinks he can get another 4 for me next week so that will give me a shoal of 8 and he doin me a nice little deal on the next 4 cause he wants me to help him setup some new tanks so i gettin them at cost lol might even land myself a part time job in the shop......

im now gonna sit in front of the tank with my cam at the ready.... pics will follow

Rave

[raving_wayne]

A few updated pics

















and now a few of there tank m8s

[mickthefish]

although the kubs are great, that dario is one nice piece of work.
you lucky sod.

mick

[raving_wayne]

yup i have to agree my little dario is one of my favs just waiting till next weekend for another 4 of them to arrive, they are very active thats for sure and the dario and kubs seem to get along extremely well. and really puts the glamour in the tank

Rave

[raving_wayne]

infact i know where i can get some tomorrow thinking about it so i may have to go get a couple tomorrow aswell as 4 next weekend, mind you think i might also have to get hold of another big tank for loaches tooo lolwonder if the missus will mind another 450litre tank in the lounge lol

Rave

[bslindgren]

Congrats - they are definitely favourites of mine. The seem to like to hang out on vertical surfaces on driftwood, and they really like little cracks and crevices to rest in.

[raving_wayne]

and im off to another LFS to see if i can get any more loaches today lol hoping for some more darios and more kubs but ya just never know what ya gonna spot at the LFS nowadays lol

[Graeme Robson]

Rave, i have a feeling that your Botia dario is actually a Hybrid Loach. Something isn't right with it. It looks half Botia dario and half Botia histrionica. Can others see what i see?

[Ashleigh]

I see what you mean, the snout is more enlongated like almorhae for example. I just thought it was markings that was making it look odd, but now that you say that.....


Nice kubs


Ashleigh

[raving_wayne]

i dont mind it being a hybrid just makes him more unique to me i guess i bought another dario today once he is settled ill get some shots of him he seems a little bashfull at the mo just hiding in the Q tank behind a rock or 2, but looks to have the same shape as my other just a diff pattern the new one is more straiht stripped like the HIST but alot thicker stripes