Scientific name:
Botia macracanthus

Natural spread:
Asia

Botias is group-animals, who would like to be liked to hold in company. Prefer with the same Artgenossen (groups differentiate themselves against each other - also different behaviors have). Botia macracanthus are hardly belligerent. Usually sleepy it the day and goes in certain day-stages in the 4er group on the search. The groups imagine interesting social-behavior from.

The group-attitude of this type tosses up a problem: the place. Estimated if one can say that nothing runs under 200 l. Anyway not long. No Schmerle can live in a 60 l pelvic eternally. The swimming-joyfulness alone required long basins. Therefore, the place must be looked at before the purchase of the group moreover as well. To one halfway artgerechten necessarily is attitude it, otherwise they live continually hidden, remains eternally shy. And another point of this, to heed, is: Hiding place-possibilities. These should in form of caves, gladly also hole-rock is given.

Botias are current-loving. A good filtration, that creates clear water simultaneously, is just as necessary consequently. Have adapted itself the Schmerlen at hard and soft water likewise. Neutral-area until easily sour (pH 6,0-7,0) is tolerated well. Aufbereiter are important, about the metals in the management-water complex to bind and to make harmless. Illnesses are to be necessarily avoided with Botias. A B. macracanthus is, like generally known is, very susceptible to Ichthyophtirius multifiliis (white-little dot-illness). Usually, this simply is not caused by again started animals, but is to be seen sooner than stress-symptom, which above all through eternal being busy in the basin, as well as Ãœberbesatz is caused. Therefore, quiet company this itself in the basin should not stack. One swarm of Salmler goes very well with these animals, as well some catfish, not too many, because of the food-competition at the Ground, and some fish for the surface.

One can matter a type Leittier after a certain time, in which the group is together. This is clearly bigger than the other animals of the group.

Farblich in the unison to the Prachtschmerle get along the Sumatra-barbels, who occur in the same habitats. The company of the two types gets along well.