What did the store sell me??? Yoyo or angelicus botia?
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:28 pm
Hello,
I am a novice aquarium owner. I did plenty of research prior to getting my aquarium. A bit of a background:
-29 gallon aquarium with 2 - 30 gallon rated topside filters (total 400 gallons filtered per hour)
- Residents include a bristlenose pleco (4"), 2 dwarf gouramis, 2 silver dollars, and 2 angelfish
-I would like to get rid of the silver dollars, seems they are going to get too big, and are bound to be too aggressive with the small numbers (bad advice from a chain petstore when I purchased them). But most advice says to keep them, since they arent being trouble makers and see how they grow up.
I bought this fish <http://imgur.com/osZte> thinking it was an 'angelicus botia' from a chain pet store, he was the 2nd fish i added after I (stupidly) added a pair of angelfish. But looking at him I am not sure if he is a yoyo loach or an angelicus botia (is there really no common name for that fish?).
I only bought one, and I want to add 2 more to make him happy. But I am not sure what he is??? I want to make sure and get it right, because I am going to order the fish through an awesome local fish store I found to get my bristlenose (no more chain stores for me).
I know its crowded currently, but if I have to get rid of the silver dollars to add the right fish to make this beautiful fish happy, I will. (no executions I will find them a home)
Thanks!,
-Fishnewbie (bobandy)
I am a novice aquarium owner. I did plenty of research prior to getting my aquarium. A bit of a background:
-29 gallon aquarium with 2 - 30 gallon rated topside filters (total 400 gallons filtered per hour)
- Residents include a bristlenose pleco (4"), 2 dwarf gouramis, 2 silver dollars, and 2 angelfish
-I would like to get rid of the silver dollars, seems they are going to get too big, and are bound to be too aggressive with the small numbers (bad advice from a chain petstore when I purchased them). But most advice says to keep them, since they arent being trouble makers and see how they grow up.
I bought this fish <http://imgur.com/osZte> thinking it was an 'angelicus botia' from a chain pet store, he was the 2nd fish i added after I (stupidly) added a pair of angelfish. But looking at him I am not sure if he is a yoyo loach or an angelicus botia (is there really no common name for that fish?).
I only bought one, and I want to add 2 more to make him happy. But I am not sure what he is??? I want to make sure and get it right, because I am going to order the fish through an awesome local fish store I found to get my bristlenose (no more chain stores for me).
I know its crowded currently, but if I have to get rid of the silver dollars to add the right fish to make this beautiful fish happy, I will. (no executions I will find them a home)
Thanks!,
-Fishnewbie (bobandy)