Loaches
Loaches Care Guides
Bottom-dwelling, often nocturnal fish, many of which are excellent natural snail controllers.
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Black Kuhli Loach
Pangio oblonga
A plain dark eel-like loach that forages and hides in groups.
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Panda Garra
Garra flavatra
A colourful banded algae-grazing garra for cooler, flowing tanks.
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Hillstream Borneo Sucker
Gastromyzon sp.
A flat, ray-like sucker loach for cool, fast, oxygen-rich water.
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Rosy Loach
Petruichthys sp. 'rosy'
A tiny, active and peaceful nano loach that shoals happily in planted tanks.
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Striata Zebra Loach
Botia striata
A peaceful striped loach and an excellent snail-controller for community tanks.
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Sucking Loach
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
Sold young as an algae-eater but grows large and aggressive - research before buying.