Botia striata (TSN 640127). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 11 March 2006.
"Botia striata". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
Species name: Botia striata
Synonym: Botia striatus; Botia striata; Botia dayi; Botia striata kolhapurensis
Common Names: Zebra loach ...
The Zebra Loach, or Botia striata is originally from Indonesia and Borneo.
Common Foods
N/A ...
Candy Loach (Botia striata)
Chinese Algae Eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri)
Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus)
Gold Zebra Loach (Botia histrionica)
Iridescent Shark (Pangasius hypophthalmus)
Kuhlii Loach (Pangio kuhlii)
Queen Loach (Botia Dario) ...
Zebra Loach
Scientific Name: Botia striata
Family: Cobitidae, Subfamily Botiinae
About the Zebra Loach
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Cyprinids ...
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Zebra Loach - Botia striata
Photos & Comments
Photo Credit: Contributed by Miguel Agullo ...
Botia striata
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3-Botia Striata on the bottom
3-Gold Barbs, use the middle of the tank mainly, with trips up and down
6-Blue danios, mainly hang out in the upper section but do venture down when they feel like it.
Cherry shrimp ...
Botia striata
SYN: None
PD: A stocky, fish with an arched back and a flat belly profile. The caudal fin is deeply cleft and the caudal peduncle is thick. The body is brown with numerous vertical yellow stripes which alternate in thickness.
Synonyms: None, often mislabelled Botia striata or Botia hymenophysa in shops.
First European import:Germany, 1929, by E. Riechers.
Description: See picture, every greyish band has a dark side.
Botia striata
Botia udomritthiruji
Boulengerella lateristriga
Boulengerella lucia
Boulengerella maculata
Boulengerochromis microlepis
Brachygobius doriae
Brachygobius nunus
Brachygobius sabanus
Brachygobius xanthozonus ...
This loach has a very distinctive eye spot which does not go away with age. This is the number one way to determine if you have a true zipper loach or if you have Botia striata. The two are very commonly mis-labeled as each other.
An alternative solution is the smaller species of this genus like Botia dario ( maximum size 7 cm), Botia lohachata (maximum adult size 7 cm) or Botia striata (maximum adult size 10 cm).
Add Zebra loach (Botia striata) and this will cure your snail problem. Then you will still have holes in your plants and bit more algae to boot. That's easy to take care of. > > People say that MTSs only come out at night and don't eat plants.
 See also: Loach, Zebra Loach, Zebra, Clown Loach, Water
  
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