Contents of the clown
And although the fish themselves are small – only 15 cm inlength, they prefer space for swimming. Therefore, the area of the aquarium should be at least 50 cm2. It is advisable to choose strong vegetation for it, since botias can damage it with their fins, which have spikes.
The clown loach has an orange, black and white coloring. Photo: Getty When keeping these fish, the following rules must be taken into account:
- For the bots create a weak diffuse illumination.
- It is important to establish an aeration system that saturates the water with oxygen, and maintain the temperature within the limits of 24-30 degrees.
- Change 50% of the water in the aquarium at least once every 10 days.
- Since fish like to hide, stones and snags must be installed for them.
- Primer for the aquarium choose a soft, becauserepresentatives of this species like to dig in the ground to find food for themselves. If you choose too hard or coarse-grained soil, they can injure themselves.
Botia is omnivorous, so there are no problems with feeding.should not arise. It should be fed 2-3 times a day with branded food containing essential vitamins and minerals. Sometimes bloodworms, tubifex, and brine shrimp should be included in the diet, since they contain the greatest amount of nutrients necessary for this species. For disinfection, live food is frozen, and the fish are given it only after defrosting.
Compatibility botsiya clown with other fish
Botia fish are very calm, however, among themThere are some representatives with an aggressive character. Therefore, it is not recommended to keep them together with smaller species. When choosing neighbors for the clown botia, it is necessary to consider that:
- These fish are very active, so they can notkeep together with sluggish individuals. The species with veil fins are also incompatible with them. These include males, cichlids and guppies. Spikes of the bots can harm them.
- Well this species will get along with the representatives of the Cyprinidae family. These are very calm fish that have a peaceful nature.
- For a joint life in the aquarium of the bots ideally suited representatives of loach.
Botia is a schooling fish, so it is necessary toshould be kept with individuals of the same species. If you keep one, over time it will become aggressive, and then the botia will react negatively to the addition of neighbors to it. Breeders recommend keeping 10 fish of this species in one aquarium at once. If you provide the correct conditions for keeping the clown botia initially, then in the future it will be enough to just regularly refresh the water in the aquarium and feed it. Also on the topic:
