• Horse Face Loach 10-12cm

The Horsefaced Loach is known from clear, swiftly flowing streams and rivers with soft sandy, silty, or muddy substrates. These cryptic bottom dwellers form large, loose aggregations and spend much time hidden beneath the substrate, usually with just their long noses and high-set eyes peering out. Due to their burrowing and sand-sifting nature, it is vital that the home aquarium has a substrate of fine, soft aquatic sand, since gravel - even fine grade - makes these natural activities very difficult.

Synonyms Cobitis choirorhynchos, Acantopsis choirorhynchos
Distribution Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Peninsula Malaysia, and Thailand.
Maximum Size 20cm+ (7.9"+)
Temperature 24-28 °C
Water Parameters Soft-neutral is best long-term. pH: 6.0-7.5, dH: up to 12 degrees.
Compatibility Specialist community
   
Sexual Dimorphism Males are smaller with modified pectoral fins (the first two branched rays are elongated). Females typically grow much larger and deeper bodied.

 

Horse Face Loach 10-12cm

  • Product Code: Loaches 16
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  • £9.50


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