Clown Loaches小丑泥鳅

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Scientific Name: Botia macracanthus学名： Botia macracanthus
Other Scientific Name(s): Cobitis macracanthus, Botia macrocanthus其他科学名称（星期日） ：花鳅macracanthus ， Botia macrocanthus
Common Name: Clown Loach通用名称：小丑泥鳅

Clown loaches are very popular aquarium fish; however they are not always easy to keep successfully since they easily succumb to ick and are sensitive to poor water conditions.小丑泥鳅很受欢迎的水族馆鱼类，但是它们往往不容易成功继续，因为它们很容易屈从于益和敏感穷人的供水条件。 This article is intended to help new clown loach owners provide a good home for their loaches.本文的目的是帮助新小丑泥鳅业主提供了一个良好的家庭为他们的泥鳅。 Clown loaches are found in Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo), and almost all clown loaches in aquariums are wild caught and distributed around the world before being sold.小丑泥鳅被发现在印尼（苏门答腊和婆罗洲） ，几乎所有的小丑泥鳅在水族馆是野生捕获并分发给全世界面前被出售。 This can put considerable stress on the fish, and a vital step in getting a healthy clown loach school in your aquarium is choosing healthy fish.这可以把相当大的压力的鱼，一个重要步骤得到一个健康的小丑学校泥鳅在您的水族馆是选择健康的鱼。 But how to make sure that you get healthy fish?但是，如何确保你健康的鱼？

- Check the general conditions in the fish store. -检查的一般条件中的鱼店。 Are there dead fish in the aquariums?是否有死鱼的水族馆？ Is the water clean?水是干净的？ If some tanks are mistreated there is a good chance that there might be unfavourable conditions in others too.如果一些坦克，虐待有一个很好的机会，有可能是在不利的条件过于他人。 Only buy fish from stores that take good care of their aquariums.只有购买鱼商店，照顾好他们的水族馆。

- How do the clown loaches look? -如何小丑泥鳅看看吗？ Clown loaches can give you an indication of their condition based on their coloration.小丑泥鳅可以给你说明他们的条件基础上的色彩。 A healthy clown loach shows clear distinct colours, while a stressed one loses its colours and becomes whiter.一个健康的小丑泥鳅明确显示不同的颜色，同时强调，一个失去了颜色，成为白。 Only buy loaches that show their correct colours.只买泥鳅，表明其正确的颜色。

- Are the clown loaches well fed? -是小丑泥鳅吃好？ Those that haven't been fed correctly are hard to nurse back to health, and it is more than likely you will end up with a dead fish if you buy one.那些没有得到正确的喂养很难护士恢复健康，而且更可能会结束了一个死鱼如果您购买一个。 Look at their bodies and see if they look well fed, and ask the shopkeepers how often and what the loaches are fed.看看自己的身体，看看他们期待吃好，并要求店主多久什么都喂泥鳅。

- Are the clown loaches active? -是积极的小丑泥鳅？ Healthy clown loaches are very active and full of energy.健康小丑泥鳅是非常积极和充分的能源。 A healthy clown loach should be hard to catch.一个健康的小丑泥鳅应该去追赶。

- Do the clown loaches have hiding places? -不要小丑泥鳅有藏身之地？ Hiding places are very important to relieve stress in clown loaches, and you are likely to get higher quality fish from aquariums with hiding places.藏身的地方是非常重要的纾解压力的小丑泥鳅，你有可能获得更高质量的鱼从水族馆的藏身之地。

- Don't buy clown loaches smaller than 2 inches/5 cm if you haven't kept clown loaches before, since they are much more sensitive when they are younger. -请不要购买小丑泥鳅小于2英寸/ 5厘米如果你有没有跟上之前，小丑泥鳅，因为它们是更加敏感当他们年轻。

So ideally you should look for the most coloured, most active clown loaches you can find, and buy these to have the best starting point possible.因此，理想的你应该寻找最色，最活跃的小丑泥鳅，您可以找到，并购买这些拥有最好的出发点可能。 You should also consider the water conditions in the store and try to find one that keeps their clown loaches in water condition similar to the water conditions in your aquarium, to reduce stress on the clown loaches.您还应该考虑到水的状况，在储存和试图找到一个，让他们的小丑泥鳅在水中条件类似的水分条件中的水族馆，以减少应激对小丑泥鳅。 It should also be stated that clown loaches like resting on their sides, looking almost as if they were dead.还应该指出，小丑泥鳅一样休息的双方，寻找几乎一样，如果他们死了。 However this is completely normal and should not be seen as a sign of poor quality in the fish but rather the opposite.然而，这是完全正常的，不应被看作是一个标志质量差的鱼，而是恰恰相反。 When you have decided where to buy your clown loaches you should buy at least 3 (preferable 8-10).当你已决定在那里购买您的小丑泥鳅你应该购买至少3个（最好8-10 ） 。 Clown loaches are schooling fish that should never be kept alone!!!小丑泥鳅的鱼群，不应该仅仅保留！

Once you get home with your new clown loaches you should let the bag float on the water surface for 10-15 minutes, and then slowly every 10 minutes add a little water from the aquarium (a coffee cup).一旦你回家与您的新小丑泥鳅你应该让袋浮于水面的10-15分钟，然后慢慢地每10分钟增加一点水，水族馆（咖啡杯） 。 Repeat this 4-5 times before you release the fish into their new home.重复此4-5倍，然后再释放到鱼类的新家园。

Tank setup储罐安装
Clown loaches can be kept in aquariums of 100 L / 20 G or more.小丑泥鳅可存放在水族馆的100升/ 20克或更多。 Keep in mind that even though clown loaches grow very slowly they will get big eventually and need an aquarium of at least 540 L/ 125 G, and that should be considered a minimum.请记住，即使小丑泥鳅增长非常缓慢，他们将会得到大最终需要一个水族箱至少540升/ 125克，并应被视为最低水平。

Decorate your aquarium using a bottom substrate of sand or fine gravel that allows the clown loaches to dig .装饰你的水族箱底部用砂底或砾石罚款，让小丑泥鳅挖。 I recommend keeping your clown loaches in a planted aquarium, however the choice of plants differs greatly depending on whether you keep juvenile or adult clown loaches.我建议你保持小丑泥鳅在水族箱种植，但选择的植物大不相同根据您是否保持少年或成人小丑泥鳅。 Juvenile clown loaches can be kept with most plant species, while adults can be kept only with hardy plants such as Java fern and Anubias.少年小丑泥鳅可以保持与大多数植物物种，而成年人可以保持只有耐寒植物如Java蕨类植物和Anubias 。 All other plants will be destroyed and/or eaten by the adult clown loaches.所有其他植物将被销毁和/或食用的成人小丑泥鳅。 I also recommend using floating plants to dim the lighting, which makes the loaches more active during the day.我还建议使用漂浮植物，昏暗的灯光，使泥鳅更积极地在白天进行。

Clown loaches want a setup with a lot of caves and other hiding places, preferably so narrow that they can just barely squeeze themselves into them.小丑泥鳅要安装有许多洞穴和其他藏匿地点，最好是如此狭隘，他们可以勉强挤出投身其中。 Don't be concerned if your clown loaches have squeezed themselves into caves they dug under rocks or aquarium equipment.不要担心如果您的小丑泥鳅69.05投身挖山洞，他们根据岩石或水族器材。 Odds are they are not stuck - they just like it that way.赔率是他们没有坚持-他们只是喜欢这种方式。

Hiding places can be created with rocks, roots, PVC pipes, flower pots, coconuts and different kinds of aquarium decorations.藏身的地方可以建立与岩石，根， PVC管，花盆，椰子和不同种类的水族馆装饰。 Sharp objects should not be used to decorate aquariums for clown loaches.夏普物体不应被用来装饰水族箱的小丑泥鳅。 You can not create too many hiding places and you should create several for each loach.你不能创造太多藏身的地方，你应该创造一些每个泥鳅。

Clown loaches are sensitive to poor water quality, and they require good filtration.小丑泥鳅敏感水质不佳，他们需要良好的过滤。 Higher water circulation is also appreciated since clown loaches live in currents in the wild.循环水高也表示赞赏，因为小丑泥鳅生活在电流在野外。

Clown loaches are excellent jumpers, and you should make sure that your tank is properly sealed.小丑泥鳅是出色的运动员，您应该确保您的油箱是适当密封。

Health健康
As I said earlier, clown loaches are very sensitive towards poor water quality and are usually the first fish that get ill or die if the water quality drops.正如我前面所说，小丑泥鳅是非常敏感的水质不佳，通常是第一鱼生病或死亡的，如果水的质量下降。 Water changes of at least 25% a week are recommended.水的变化至少有25 ％每周推荐。 Because of their low tolerance to poor water qualities they are sometimes called indicator fish, since their health indicates the status of the aquarium.由于其低耐受性不良的水的品质，他们有时被称作鱼的指标，因为他们的健康状况表示了水族馆。 Clown loaches are very sensitive to chlorine, and even small amounts can cause a mass death of loaches.小丑泥鳅是非常敏感的氯气，甚至少量可能导致大规模死亡的泥鳅。

This species are very prone towards getting ick if the water quality isn't good enough, and are sensitive to most ick medicines and salts.这个物种是非常容易实现，如果获得益的水质不够好，而且敏感，最益药品和盐。 So keep an eye on your clown loaches and only use half the recommended doses of medicine, otherwise you risk the medicine killing the loaches.因此，密切关注您的小丑泥鳅和只使用一半的建议剂量的药物，否则，你的药风险造成泥鳅。

Food食物
Clown loaches are carnivores and only eat vegetables to complement their diet.小丑泥鳅是食肉动物，只有吃蔬菜，以补充他们的饮食。 It is therefore recommended that they are given food that reflects this.因此，建议给予他们的食物，反映了这一点。 To get your clown loaches to grow, optimal feeding 3-5 times a day is recommended.为了让您的小丑泥鳅增长，优化喂养3-5次，每天建议。 (They still grow slowly). （他们仍然生长缓慢） 。 Their diet should contain a variety of foods, and can include almost any carnivorous food.他们的饮食应该包含的各种食品，并可以包括几乎所有的肉食食品。 A good base may be shrimps, different sinking wafers, different frozen foods, and as they grow older, fish slices.一个良好的基础可能是虾，下沉晶圆不同，不同的冷冻食品，并作为他们年龄的增长，鱼片。 Clown loaches can make a clicking sound, and they will do this when they are content.小丑泥鳅可以点击声音，他们将做到这一点时，他们的内容。 Therefore you will soon find out what is your loaches' favourite food by them clicking when they receive it.因此你很快就会发现你有什么泥鳅最喜欢的食物时，他们按他们得到它。 Like most other fish, clown loaches might need some time to accept new foods, however once they do it might become a favourite.同其他大多数鱼，小丑泥鳅可能需要一些时间来接受新的食物，然而一旦他们这样做可能成为热门人选。 Clown loaches are one of the few fishes that eat and like snails, and can therefore be of good use in snail control.小丑泥鳅是为数不多的吃鱼类和蜗牛一样，并因此可以很好地利用了在钉螺控制。

Breeding育种
Clown loaches have been bred in aquariums, however it is very rare.小丑泥鳅养殖已在海洋馆，但它是非常罕见的。 Sexing clown loaches externally is hard, but possible by looking at the tail fin.性别小丑泥鳅外部很难，但可能看尾鳍。 The tail fin tips on the male are slightly bent inwards, making the fin look a little bit like a claw.在尾鳍的提示，男性略向内弯曲，使鱼翅看起来有点像爪。 The tail fin tips on the females aren't shaped like this.在尾鳍的秘诀女性没有像这一点。

Clown loaches have to be quite old and at least 7 inches / 17 cm before they are sexually mature.小丑泥鳅有相当岁，至少有7英寸/十七厘米才性成熟。 In the one good account of clown loaches spawning they spawned under the following conditions:在一个很好的帐户小丑泥鳅产卵它们催生下的下列条件：

- Temp: 84F -温度气温：
- pH: 6.5 -p H值： 6 .5
- Ammonia & Nitrite: 0 -氨及亚硝酸盐： 0
- Nitrate: < 25 -硝酸盐： “ 2 5

Four large clown loaches (over 25 cm /10 inches) were kept together in a planted aquarium, and a few weeks before spawning they changed their behaviour and started eating live fish as their only accepted food.四个大型小丑泥鳅（超过25厘米/ 10英寸）保持在一个种植水族馆，和前几个星期产卵他们改变自己的行为，并开始吃活鱼作为其唯一接受的食物。 The females in the group grew very fast on this diet, and had doubled in girth by the time of spawning.女性组中增长速度非常快就这一饮食习惯，增加了一倍，并在围的时候产卵。 The night during which the spawning took place, two clowns were swimming close beneath the surface entwined in each other and "clicking."夜晚在此期间，发生了产卵场，两个小丑被底下游泳密切交织在一起的表面在对方和“一下。 ” The next morning, 450 eggs were found spread about the aquarium.第二天上午， 450名被发现鸡蛋蔓延的水族馆。 Clown loaches eat their own eggs, so it is recommended moving the parents if you wish to succeed in spawning them.小丑泥鳅吃自己的蛋，所以建议把父母如果你想成功产卵他们。

The fry were fed liquid fry food for the first two weeks, after which they accepted crushed flakes.南联盟喂液体食物鱼苗的头两个星期后，他们接受碎石片。 They grew relatively fast, to 2.5 cm/ 1 inch in 6 weeks.他们增长较快，为2.5厘米/ 1英寸的6个星期。 After that the growth rate slowed down.之后，增长速度放慢。

It's suggested that older fish are essential for breeding since this fish might have to be quite old to be sexually mature.这表明，老年人的鱼是必不可少的滋生，因为这鱼可能是相当旧的性成熟。 Clown loaches live to be about 50 years, so it is quite feasible that they may spawn later in life than many other species.小丑泥鳅活到50岁左右，所以它是十分可行的，他们可能会产生以后的生活比其他许多物种。

This article was originally written for a site about clown loaches .本文最初是为一个网站的小丑泥鳅 。

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