elijahwright (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} elijahwright) wrote,@ 2007-09-03 15:00:00 |
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tiger botia (multiple)
I've introduced two tiger botia into the smaller fishtank in hopes that they will devour the burgeoning hordes of Malaysian trumpet snails - a nuisance species. I counted about 30 of them on the surface the other night. [They're sort of nocturnal- they get active when it is dark. Counting them is one of those things you do after they've had several hours of prolonged darkness.] That was 30 that were sizable - there are vastly more of them in the tank, but they're either deeply buried or too tiny to easily see.
Botia-variety fish are basically loaches. They get big. These two are about the size of a triple-A battery. If they get too big, I guess they'll have to go back to some pet store or another...
I've introduced two tiger botia into the smaller fishtank in hopes that they will devour the burgeoning hordes of Malaysian trumpet snails - a nuisance species. I counted about 30 of them on the surface the other night. [They're sort of nocturnal- they get active when it is dark. Counting them is one of those things you do after they've had several hours of prolonged darkness.] That was 30 that were sizable - there are vastly more of them in the tank, but they're either deeply buried or too tiny to easily see.
Botia-variety fish are basically loaches. They get big. These two are about the size of a triple-A battery. If they get too big, I guess they'll have to go back to some pet store or another...
