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Clown Loach
Chromobotia macracanthus
Family: Botiidae
📍 Sumatra & Borneo, Indonesia
Clown loaches are sociable, active fish with bold orange and black banding. They grow large over time and need spacious tanks with plenty of hiding spots. They are excellent snail hunters and enjoy digging in soft substrate.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Omnivore – sinking pellets, snails, bloodworms, vegetables
- lifespan
- 10–20+ years
- max size
- 30 cm (12 in)
- tank size
- 75 gallons minimum (adults)
- temperament
- Peaceful, social; keep in groups of 5+
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 5–12 dGH
- temperature
- 77–86°F (25–30°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
77°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Mar high)