Leptobotia elongata article in Tropical Fish Hobbyist
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Leptobotia elongata article in Tropical Fish Hobbyist
The May, 2010 issue of TFH magazine contains an article about the Imperial Flower Loach, Leptobotia elongata, written by Wesley Wong and Stan Stung.
The article contains interesting information about the fish in both its natural habitat and the aquarium. Its definitely worth a look.
The article contains interesting information about the fish in both its natural habitat and the aquarium. Its definitely worth a look.
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I think these are the same fish that were for sale on AB.
http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php ... leptobotia
http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php ... leptobotia
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Hi guys,
I was in the shop when Ned had them in, and I believe they were the real deal.....they were also huge! a good ft long, beautiful specimens, I bought a couple from him a few years prior to that from him, fantastic fish... they were very expensive though, about $100 per fish, maybe even a little more...didnt know they were so rare in the wild.
Mike O.
I was in the shop when Ned had them in, and I believe they were the real deal.....they were also huge! a good ft long, beautiful specimens, I bought a couple from him a few years prior to that from him, fantastic fish... they were very expensive though, about $100 per fish, maybe even a little more...didnt know they were so rare in the wild.
Mike O.
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Most of all the previous imports of the "royal clown loaches" are of the easily confused Leptobotia pelligrini, which comes from Southern China, near Guangxi, Guangzhou, China. Many tropical fish are exported from that region, and that loach can reach nearly a foot in captivity. If you do not know what you're looking for, most cannot differentiate one from the L. elongata.
The reason I believe that L. elongata has never been exported is due to the location where they're found, which is upper Yangtze, and there are ZERO exporters from that region, and wild fish are not collected for hobby trade at all, making it near impossible for them to have been exported.
The fact that many people believe they've seen this fish in the past leads me to feel a bit frustrated and furthermore, nobody can show me an updated photo of one outside of China at this moment.
We just returned from our second trip to the region where this fish is found, and out of thousands of other fish, we found only 3 specimens of this fish. The locals say they've not even seen this fish for a long time already
Again, if people believe they've seen or kept this fish in the past, I would love to see photos of it, not saying that its impossible, but logically, it is near impossible. I've been tracking this fish for more than 10 years already.
The reason I believe that L. elongata has never been exported is due to the location where they're found, which is upper Yangtze, and there are ZERO exporters from that region, and wild fish are not collected for hobby trade at all, making it near impossible for them to have been exported.
The fact that many people believe they've seen this fish in the past leads me to feel a bit frustrated and furthermore, nobody can show me an updated photo of one outside of China at this moment.
We just returned from our second trip to the region where this fish is found, and out of thousands of other fish, we found only 3 specimens of this fish. The locals say they've not even seen this fish for a long time already
Again, if people believe they've seen or kept this fish in the past, I would love to see photos of it, not saying that its impossible, but logically, it is near impossible. I've been tracking this fish for more than 10 years already.
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