The Loach Forum Archives (2)

Stocky Clown Loaches

Posted By: Noki
Date: Thursday, 2 December 1999, at 5:46 a.m.

I saw a group of Clown Loaches for sale, about 2" average, but they all seemed sort of "stockier" than normal, sort of like a Jason Alexander version of a Clown Loach. Does anybody know if this a natural variation. They were, in my opinion, less attractive than others I have seen. Where do they get most Clowns for the trade anyway, from Southeast Asian fish farms, or from nature? I think I have read that they could breed Clowns outdoors in a controlled environment, but I don't know for sure.

I've also seen a lot of variation in the markings and shape of "Yo-Yo's", so maybe the different shapes are natural. The skinnier "Yo-Yo's" seem more silvery. There could be a lot of geographic variation in the "Yo-Yo", or maybe there is a complex "complex" involving b. rostrata also. Has anybody else noticed these differences?