Imperial Loach (Leptobotia elongata) Arowana plant-heavy diet

plant-heavy diet

With a body built for stealth and speed

Its intense color and contrast makes it a very striking fish

piraiba have been described as attaining weights in excess of 450 pounds

Tropical gars are often found in the warm stagnant waters of lowland areas

Imperial Loach (Leptobotia elongata) Arowana plant-heavy dietThe Holy Grail of loaches, Leptobotia elongata, the imperial flower loach, elongate loach or royal clown loach, is a species of botiid fish found in flowing water in the upper and middle Yangtze basin in China. It is the largest species in the family, reaching up to 50 cm in length and 3 kg in weight. Predominantly a riverine loach favoring clear, well oxygenated, running water with substrates of rocks and gravel. Often present in bedrock and boulder