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SPECIE NAME:Dario Botia
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Bengal Loach
LOCATION: They are found in Bangladesh
HABITAT: Although it primarily lives in streams and rivers, there is always a constant flow of water in its native region so the waters its habitat will fluctuate. This species will migrate to these lakes to look for food sources. After the monsoon season has past, the continuously melting glaciers of the Himalayas feed into the streams and rivers and it then moves back into these waters.The Bengal Loach Botia dario is a stately looking fish from Bangladesh
SIZE: UPTO 15.2 CM.
DIET: Diet Type: Omnivore Flake Food: Occasionally - Rarely, flake foods are not suggested. Tablet / Pellet: Occasionally Live foods (fishes, shrimps, worms): Half of Diet Vegetable Food: Some of Diet Meaty Food: Most of Diet Feeding Frequency: Several feedings per day
FACT: Freshwater, brackish coastal estuaries, streams, rivers and floodplains.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Bengal Loach
LOCATION: They are found in Bangladesh
HABITAT: Although it primarily lives in streams and rivers, there is always a constant flow of water in its native region so the waters its habitat will fluctuate. This species will migrate to these lakes to look for food sources. After the monsoon season has past, the continuously melting glaciers of the Himalayas feed into the streams and rivers and it then moves back into these waters.The Bengal Loach Botia dario is a stately looking fish from Bangladesh
SIZE: UPTO 15.2 CM.
DIET: Diet Type: Omnivore Flake Food: Occasionally - Rarely, flake foods are not suggested. Tablet / Pellet: Occasionally Live foods (fishes, shrimps, worms): Half of Diet Vegetable Food: Some of Diet Meaty Food: Most of Diet Feeding Frequency: Several feedings per day
FACT: Freshwater, brackish coastal estuaries, streams, rivers and floodplains.
SPECIE NAME:Botia striata
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Zebra Loach
LOCATION: native to rivers and streams in the Western Ghats of India
HABITAT: they are fresh water fish and Their normal habitat is slow to moderate flowing waters depending on the season. The substrate is normally made up of bedrock, boulders, gravel, sand and leaf litter and the habitat is usually shaded by the forests canopy.
SIZE: UPTO 10.01CM.
DIET: Diet Type: Omnivore Flake Food: Yes Tablet / Pellet: Yes Live foods (fishes, shrimps, worms): Some of Diet Vegetable Food: Some of Diet Meaty Food: Most of Diet Feeding Frequency: Several feedings per day
FACT: All live food, algae, snails, brine shrimp, mosquito larvae and frozen, pelleted or tablet food.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Zebra Loach
LOCATION: native to rivers and streams in the Western Ghats of India
HABITAT: they are fresh water fish and Their normal habitat is slow to moderate flowing waters depending on the season. The substrate is normally made up of bedrock, boulders, gravel, sand and leaf litter and the habitat is usually shaded by the forests canopy.
SIZE: UPTO 10.01CM.
DIET: Diet Type: Omnivore Flake Food: Yes Tablet / Pellet: Yes Live foods (fishes, shrimps, worms): Some of Diet Vegetable Food: Some of Diet Meaty Food: Most of Diet Feeding Frequency: Several feedings per day
FACT: All live food, algae, snails, brine shrimp, mosquito larvae and frozen, pelleted or tablet food.
SPECIE NAME:Botia almorhae
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Yo Yo Loach
LOCATION: It is found in India and Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh
HABITAT: This loach is considered a riverine species that It prefers still and slow running waters. It usually congregates in pools and still areas with rocky substrates.
SIZE: UPTO 15.49CM.
DIET: Diet Type: Omnivore - Mainly carnivorous in nature. Flake Food: Yes Tablet / Pellet: Yes Live foods (fishes, shrimps, worms): Most of Diet Vegetable Food: Some of Diet Meaty Food: Most of Diet Feeding Frequency: Several feedings per day
FACT: Brine shrimp, mosquito larvae, tubifex, daphnia and vegetable foods along with tablets and frozen foods.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Yo Yo Loach
LOCATION: It is found in India and Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh
HABITAT: This loach is considered a riverine species that It prefers still and slow running waters. It usually congregates in pools and still areas with rocky substrates.
SIZE: UPTO 15.49CM.
DIET: Diet Type: Omnivore - Mainly carnivorous in nature. Flake Food: Yes Tablet / Pellet: Yes Live foods (fishes, shrimps, worms): Most of Diet Vegetable Food: Some of Diet Meaty Food: Most of Diet Feeding Frequency: Several feedings per day
FACT: Brine shrimp, mosquito larvae, tubifex, daphnia and vegetable foods along with tablets and frozen foods.
SPECIE NAME:Macrognathus fasciatus
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Yellow Banded Spiney Eel
LOCATION: Freshwater; demersal. It founds in Asia: Manimala River in Kerala, India.
HABITAT: Freshwater demersal & Tropical
SIZE: UPTO 30.7CM. 1 KG.
DIET: Aquatic Insects, Mollusces and aquatic vegetation
FACT: Macrognathus fasciatus differs from its relative species by the presence of 28–30 dorsal spines, 26–27 vertical lateral lines on the body, 8–9 whitish yellow round spots present in a row in between every two vertical lines and first dorsal spine originate at the level or a little behind the end of pectoral fin.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Yellow Banded Spiney Eel
LOCATION: Freshwater; demersal. It founds in Asia: Manimala River in Kerala, India.
HABITAT: Freshwater demersal & Tropical
SIZE: UPTO 30.7CM. 1 KG.
DIET: Aquatic Insects, Mollusces and aquatic vegetation
FACT: Macrognathus fasciatus differs from its relative species by the presence of 28–30 dorsal spines, 26–27 vertical lateral lines on the body, 8–9 whitish yellow round spots present in a row in between every two vertical lines and first dorsal spine originate at the level or a little behind the end of pectoral fin.