Loaches (superfamily Cobitoidea) are a group of predominantly small freshwater fishes At present 1043 species are known in 111 genera split between 10 families. Around 50 species are important as aquarium fishes , but essentially all species can be maintained in the aquarium. What do freshwater loaches eat? They enjoy frozen, dry, or live food … Read more
Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) . Kuhli Loach (Pangio kuhlii) . Reticulated Hillstream Loach (Sewellia lineolata) . Dwarf Chain Loach (Ambastaia sidthimunki) . Yoyo Loach (Botia almorhae) . Angelicus or Polka Dot Loach (Botia kubotai) . Zebra Loach (Botia striata) How many loach species are there? Loaches (superfamily Cobitoidea) are a group of predominantly small freshwater … Read more
Most of the loaches are not very large, being only a few inches , but there are exceptions with a few of the Botia reaching over 12″ (30 cm) and the exceptionally large Royal Clown Loach which can reach up to 20″ (50 cm). What do freshwater loaches eat? They enjoy frozen, dry, or live … Read more