Botia Sidthimunki

[bunjiweb]

Ive had 3 in a 15G tank for ages now, great character fish although they are usually more like £8-10 each when I see them, although £3.50 is a bargain!

Ben

 

[Mad Duff]

I found out off the guy in the shop that the wholesaler had shipped them as Chipmunk botia and that is why they were only £3.50 and not nearer £8, the manager was certain that they were Sidthimunki but he decided not to hike the price up to what the other shops are charging as they are still making a profit on them at £3.50. Its nice to find a shop that is willing to pass savings onto their customers rather than thinking only about lining their own pockets .

 

[§tudz]

oohhh they are so cute!
i saw a few a while ago in my LFS..soo tempted but i dont have the room unfortunately

I have 1 of those, it was 2 but one died, he wasnt very well

I paid loads for mine, at £3.50 that was a steal

 

[~T~]

Wow always wanted a nice big shoal but the cheapest I have seen them was 6 quid each

Great pics btw!!!

 

[§tudz]

Wow always wanted a nice big shoal but the cheapest I have seen them was 6 quid each

Great pics btw!!!

yeah I think I paid about 6.99 or 7.99 for mine They were small as well, those in the pictures look very big, my one remaining botia is about 1" long if that lol

 

[Mad Duff]

Cheers guys, they are starting to fill out well now. The pictures are a bit misleading as the fish were only about 3/4" when I got them, they are now just over 1" and starting to fatten up.

 

[§tudz]

Cheers guys, they are starting to fill out well now. The pictures are a bit misleading as the fish were only about 3/4" when I got them, they are now just over 1" and starting to fatten up.

nice, mine remaining fish seems to be a slow grower, what are you feeding them?

having seen your lovely chain loaches, I have been out today and bought 3 Lochachata.

SO I got 1 Sidthimunki, 1 Macrantha and 3 lochachata Loach, n catfish mad.

 

[Mad Duff]

nice, mine remaining fish seems to be a slow grower, what are you feeding them?

having seen your lovely chain loaches, I have been out today and bought 3 Lochachata.

SO I got 1 Sidthimunki, 1 Macrantha and 3 lochachata Loach, n catfish mad.

My loaches get the same as all my other fish which is:

Flake food general and spirulina, Hogh protein granules, Sera discus granules, catfish pellets, bloodworm pellets, algae wafers and Nishi-aquaria floating pellets.

They also get the following frozen food:

Mysis shrimp, Artemia, bloodworm, black midge larvae and liquidised prawn (homemade).

I am slowly building up my collection of Loaches, I have 3 dojo, 3 Dario, 1 Rostrata, 1 Kubotai, 5 Black Kuhli's, 6 Clowns and the 10 Sidthimunki .

 

[§tudz]

/me is going to be your new best friend...



/me goes of to be really jeaous

 

[Mad Duff]

/me is going to be your new best friend...



/me goes of to be really jeaous

I did have 3 Botia Eos a while ago but they are on a par if not worse than skunk's, they are an absolute demon of a fish .

 

[qwikimpss]

wow, 7 or 8 pounds (I think, or is it Euros? I dunno). Over here in the US I can pick some of those up for 5-6 bucks a piece....I just can't get over how pricey stuff is over there!

 

[triskele]

Those loaches are gorgeous <smiles>, mine were about the same size when I got them a little over 2 years ago. This is what two of them look like now. They are still real characters, the hobbits of the Loach world.



All the best,

Triskele

 

[Mad Duff]

Those 2 are stunning, great pic as well

 

[§tudz]

Yeah its £7-£8 sterling.

I haven't seen any in my not-so-lfs since I bought them, so I gather they are a rare find in my area, therefore a bit pricey.

My single chain loach is more golden than those pictured here, most in these pics seem white n black, mine is more white, gold n brown. he has started to put on weight so may he'l have a groth spurt and I'll see a larger fish in the future here's hoping.

 

[lljdma06]

Great fish! Excellent buy. Will definitely be stocking a tank with those in the future. A nice shoal of 6-8 would really make a tank like a 36g come alive. I'm thinking about pairing them with tiger barbs. That would be a handsome tank.

Did you know there scientific name was recently changed. Many of the Botia genus are now no longer Botia, including B. Sidthimunki. Just when I was learning, They go and change 'em on me.