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Rocco
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Fastest growing loach

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Just out of curiosity, which botia would you guys say grew the fastest?

All things like feeding and water quality equal.

I know clowns grow slowly, but what about the others?
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Yoyo loach

Proven :D
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Post by Graeme Robson »

I agree that from say 1 inch or thereabouts to 3 inches the Botia almorhae will grow in a astonishing rate. I've also witnessed the Botia histrionica growing at a alarming rate but not alike the Botia almorhae's tendencies.
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I agree that from say 1 inch or thereabouts to 3 inches the Botia almorhae will grow in a astonishing rate.
3-5 months! At least with my guys.

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i dont agree i hink its the red tailed botia my dad got 1 it was 2in in 2 months it was 3.5 in long
My loaches.
-2 hillstreams l -2 clown loaches
-2 tiger loaches l -1 unknown
-1 yo-yo l
-1 poka dot botia l
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Post by Blue »

Yeah. Yoyo loach.;) Bought some at one and a half size. Some are now 3-4 inches in barely 2 months.:roll:
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Post by Blue »

newbe007 wrote:i dont agree
You can agree or disagree but all these posts are based on personal experiences.
Passion for loaches + Passion for snails = Irony
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Post by Rocco »

newbe007 wrote:i dont agree
Not a debate really, I was asking for personal experiences.

thanks guys, thats some food for thought. Keep it coming.
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Post by Marcos Mataratzis »

I also would say YoYo.

In the last 5 months, 4 out of my 5 YoYo grew from 4-5cm to about 13-14cm. Smaller one is now about 10cm.
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Post by mikev »

Yoyo --- but the caveat is that it is among the species we know about. It is quite possible that some other species, even one that many people keep exhibits even faster growth in the young age, we simply don't see very young specimens.

What is the growth rate for a young kuhli, for example?
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Post by worton »

Hey,

histronica can grow from about 2.5cm to 8-9cm in about a year. It is also personal experience.

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