BOTIA MACRACANTHA
-Scientific name: Botia macracantha.
- Common name: Botia clown.
- Origin: Indonesia, Sumatra and Borneo.
- Habitat: In waters currents and stagnated.
-Morphology: Of colour orange, intersect the body three black lines- bluish and thick: One through the eye, another before the fin dorsal and one third of the fin dorsal to the anal. Four pairs of sensory beards in the mouth. In the male adults, his caudal fin is more forked and has the tips bent inwards. The females are slender more and the tips of the caudal fin are straight. They can arrive to the 15 cm.
-Maintenance: Bottom of fine sand, rocks, plants and trunks to hide . Medium illumination. They are very vulnerable to the illness of the white point. Are often used as a natural remedy to control the pests of small snails in the aquarium. They reach to live between 8 and 10 years.
PH: 6.0 - 8.0 GH: 5-8. Temperature: 24 - 30 ° C.
Behavior: Pacific. Need hideouts. It is recommended to have several.
Feeding: Omnivorous. Vegetable food, lyophilized tablets, frozen food.
Reproduction: Unknown. / Oviparous.
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Fresh water
