Botia striata

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Sun May 17, 2009 5:09 pm

Easily over 5 years. But some folk purchase older/bigger fish to keep rather than growing them on from a juvenile age.

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Sun May 17, 2009 5:15 pm

i like buying older specimens as well as youngsters, especially if the older fish are cheap which they are from my mates shop for an extra £1 i can buy a 3 inch SL fish. why not.

mick

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Sun May 17, 2009 5:23 pm

Everyone to their own Mick, i personally like to keep them and watch them grow under my care. Something to be proud of when they reach adulthood. The only way i would purchase a large specimen is for a rescue.

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Sun May 17, 2009 5:30 pm

i remember a very large caudipunc mate.

mick

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Sun May 17, 2009 5:31 pm

Yeah you rescued it for me mate...

piggy4 · Post by **piggy4** » Mon May 18, 2009 2:23 pm

The strange thing about larger Striata's that have come in of late is that I dont think they are actually very old [ they dont look it ]I think being wild fish they are getting optimum food for good and fast growth

is it me or are Striatas very slow to grow in aquarium conditions

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » Mon May 18, 2009 2:49 pm

Yeah mine dont hrow anywhere near as fast as the rostrata, yoyo or histies etc.

I have noticed as well Any that the big striata that are coming in at the moment all have big heads

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Mon May 18, 2009 2:55 pm

brainy buggers, males.

mick

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:35 pm

I think its great to see the full sized fishes .
Its nice to grow them up but in all honesty I think people are underestimating the full size of some species and it gives a nice mark to aim for .

Its good to be able also to sex the fishes and get groups of a good ratio.
I saw in Thailand an absolute monster Kubotai and it was one of the most breathtaking loaches ive seen,we have imported some large specimens but this was a beast .
I like big fish though

wasserscheu · Post by **wasserscheu** » Wed May 20, 2009 5:46 am

Mad Duff wrote:Yeah mine dont hrow anywhere near as fast as the rostrata, yoyo or histies etc. ...

Besides some possible Y.nigrolineata, my B.striata are the slowest growing loaches I have. But they are also one of the most docile loaches in my collection (Yunnanilus brevis excempt, which I am still really in love with).

Flimmer · Post by **Flimmer** » Wed May 20, 2009 12:47 pm

These are my favorite loaches. I have 5 striata and 3 of them are over 9 years old and remain quite frisky!

Ded1 · Post by **Ded1** » Wed May 20, 2009 1:33 pm

Flimmer wrote: I have 5 striata and 3 of them are over 9 years old and remain quite frisky!

Now this is the information I was after. Thank you for sharing. Let me ask, you HAVE them for over 9 years, or you think they are over 9 years old?

Flimmer · Post by **Flimmer** » Mon May 25, 2009 2:28 am

I have owned and raised 3 of them for 9 years (they continue to thrive along with 2 yo-yos and the last sidthimunki of 12). The other two striata are recently acquired juveniles (just under 2 inches).

piggy4 · Post by **piggy4** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:48 pm

Hi Flimmer , how big are the 9yr old Striata's

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