Picture from Practical Fishkeeping
Family: Loaches, Cobitidae.
Characteristic: About 10 in (25 cm), hard to sex. Be careful when catching them: small spine under each eye!
Tank and water: 50 gallons, pH 1.5-8.5, 77-86 F (25-30 C)
Care: Group fish ( keep at least five specimens); each one needs its own shelter. Some specimens are often quarrelsome. Spacious tanks with sandy substrates in parts and with roots.
Habits: Found in rivers on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.Despite its popularity, little is known about its habits.
Compatibility: With warm-loving Asian barbs, gouramis, and catfish.
Personal note: Our clown loach hides mostly in or around the rock. It often comes out at night for an algae wafer snack. It's beautifully colored now but the color fades when they get older. They are good fish to take care of snail problems.
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