Clown Loach Botia Macracantha

Please check the delivery dates below before placing your order.

Overview

Everything you need to know about Clown Loaches, at a glance:

• Common Names: Tiger Botia
• Scientific Name: Chromobotia macracanthus
• Max Size: ~30cm
• Temperature Range: 26-30°C
• pH Range: 6-7
• Compatibility: Peaceful, though as fast swimmers they can easily spook smaller, slow-moving fish; suitable for large community aquariums
• Plant Safe: Yes, but as they grow they may start to uproot finely rooted varieties
• Area Of Origin: Sumatra and Borneo, Indonesia
• Suitable Foods: Omnivorous, offer variety of sinking catfish pellets, algae wafers, and vegetable matter, as well as ocassional meaty live/frozen foods such as bloodworms, mysis, and chopped prawns
• Special Requirements: Keep in groups of at least 5 individuals (preferably more), provide lots of hiding places in the form of rocks, wood, and dense vegetation, provide lots of lateral swimming space, use soft, sandy substrates to protect their delicate barbels, dither fish will increase their confidence, perform frequent, partial water changes in order to keep nitrates to a minimum

How is this Clown Loach delivered?

All of our aquatic animals are dispatched from our livestock distributor and delivered directly to your door. Our distributor dispatches and delivers livestock packages on Wednesday and Thursday to avoid animals being in transit over the weekend.

After placing your livestock order, you will receive all the information needed to track your livestock order via email. If you have any problems regarding delivery, or concerns about the health/wellbeing of your animal(s) upon arrival, please contact us, Swell UK Ltd, immediately, or at least within 48 hours of receiving your livestock order.

Any other, non-livestock items that you purchase alongside livestock will be sent via standard or express delivery and arrive at your delivery address in a different package. This means that, depending on when you place your order, you may receive your non-livestock items before or after your livestock package.

For a detailed breakdown of when you can expect to receive your livestock package depending on the day you place your order, be sure to check the delivery details in the specifications below.

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Please note: The livestock that is sold on our online site is not held in store at our Swell shop, or available for collection from the shop. Species sold at our Swell store will differ from ones available to order to your door.

All livestock deliveries are subject to our full Delivery Terms & Conditions, please read before ordering.