Imperial Flower Loach
Leptobotia elongata
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- Scientific name
- Leptobotia elongata
- Family
- Botiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Botiidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Botia elongata, Cobitis variegata
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 15.5–21 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 50 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 2,916 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 360 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Difficult
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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