Skunk Loach
Scientific Name: Yasuhikotakia morleti
Family: Cobitidae, Subfamily Botiinae
About the Skunk Loach
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Cyprinids ...
Skunk Cory Species Profile
Because the skunk cory is shy and easily frightened when kept as a single specimen, Corydoras arcuatus should be kept in small groups (i.e., six or more individuals) with other community tank fish, such as small characins, ...
Skunk Catfish, Arched Catfish
Image gallery: Additional species photographs
Distribution Found throughout the Amazon river basin in Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.
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Yasuhikotakia Morleti Skunk Loach
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The skunk loach, skunk botia or Hora's loach, Yasuhikotakia morleti (syn. Botia morleti, Botia horae, Botia modesta), is a freshwater tropical fish found in the Mekong River and various rivers in Thailand.
Aquarium setup: Skunk Botia is best kept in a well planted slightly dimmed aquarium. Plants have to be planted in pots otherwise the botia will dig them up. Use hardy plants.
Skunk Loach (Yasuhikotakia morleti)
Photo of: Skunk Loach (Yasuhikotakia morleti)
Scientific Name(s): Yasuhikotakia morleti, Botia horae ...
The skunk botia is a hardy, smaller loach than can be kept with larger, more aggressive fish. In fact, I have kept them with African cichlids and they held their ground quite nicely.
Corydoras arcuatus, Elwin, 1939
Skunk Corydoras or Arched corydoras ...
Skunk Cory Cat
The Skunk Cory Cat adds a splash of drama to any home aquarium. Also known as Sands' Cory Cat, Corydoras davidsandsi is active, yet peaceful, especially when kept in small schools.
Skunk Loach, Hora's Loach [Pictures]
Botia morleti
SYN: Botia horae
PD: An elongated fish with lateral compression and a flat belly profile. The back is arched and the caudal fin is forked.
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
This is one of the best of the shrimp cleaners. Check out the profile page for pictures of this species in action cleaning a Yellow Tang. They are pretty hardy too and can be kept in groups or pairs.
Turbo Snail ...
The Skunk Loach is named because of its Skunk-like colors and pattern.
These Loaches generally stay pretty busy and will usually leave other fish alone. They spend a lot of time digging so a soft sandy substrate is needed.
2 pink skunk clownfish(4 years)
2 yellow watchmen gobies(5 and 2 years)
1 sixline wrasse(3 years)
2 cleaner shrimp
1 peppermint shrimp
1 boxer crab
20-25 blue and red legged hermit crabs
4 money cowries
10-15 assorted snails ...
Fish) TFH Sep 90 Betta smaragdina TFH Dec 72 Betta spendens TFH Nov 78 Betta spendens x Macropodus cupanus TFH Feb 72 Bettas TFH Sep 92 Bettas (Wild) TFH Aug 79 Black Paradise Fish TFH Dec 72 Botia dario (Tiger Loach) TFH Jul 91 Botia morleti (Skunk ...
Some "Skunk Botia" (Botia morleti) are injected with dyes and painted to produce purple, red, and blue loaches.
Another botia, Botia lecontei, is also sold as a blue loach or blue botia, and is not dyed - though a painted blue botia is now available.
One of the prettier scavengers is the skunk cleaner shrimp Lysmata grabhami.
Skunk Clown- A. akallopisos
Mandarin- Pterosynchiropus slendidus
Pink Skunk Clown- A. perideraion
Yellow-tail Damsel- Chrysiptera cyanea
Percula Clown- A. percula
Bangaii Cardinal- Pterapogon kauderni
Common Clown- A. ocellaris ...
Skunk
Most types of corys are smaller, and grow only to 2-2.5 inches, only a few grow larger, namely the Metae/Bandit cory at 3 inches, the Aeneus and Paleatus at 3-4 inches (the bigger ones seem to be the long fin varieties), ...
Exceptions to this are some smaller, relatively peaceful marine fish such as Percula Clowns, Skunk Clowns (but not most other Clownfish), most Gobies, Blennies, some Damsels, and a few others.
lohachata, Skunk Loaches - B. horae, Blue Loaches - B. modesta, and Striated Loaches - B. striata are all seen in the hobby.
skunk or doctor shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis).
The boxer shrimp can be a bit aggressive sometimes towards the cleaners.
The Clown Loach, Yo-Yo Loach, Dwarf Checkered Loach, Skunk Botia and the Bengal Loach are all Botia that may be found in a community tank and will eat snails.
Some Corys you may encounter are the Bronze Cory - C. aeneus, the Spotted Cory - C. ambiacus, the Leopard Cory - C. julii, the Skunk Cory - C. arcuatus, the Bandit Cory - C. metae, and the Panda Cory - C. panda.
Good Points- They are hardy if kept under Metal Halide lights. Under lower light levels they seem to slowly waste away. They come in a variety of patterns and colors including purple. Accepted by Clarki clowns, tomato-type clowns and pink skunk ...
Tankmates included skunk Botia and other Synodontis spp. The fish were fed mainly frozen brine shrimp, bloodworm, and ProGreen (a mixture of green, clams, and shrimp).
Accepted by Clarki clowns, tomato-type clowns and pink skunk clowns. Bad Points- They must have bright lighting.
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