Tiger Hillstream Loach
Sewellia lineolata
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The tiger hillstream loach comes from Vietnam, from shallow, fast, highly oxygenated streams with biofilm-covered rocks. It eats algae and small invertebrates scraped from the rocks. It is popular in the hobby.
- Scientific name
- Sewellia lineolata
- Family
- Gastromyzontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gastromyzontidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Balitora lineolata
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–24 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 68 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 75 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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