Silver loach
Yasuhikotakia lecontei
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A loach from the Mekong, from medium and large fast rivers with rocky bottoms. It hides by day among rocks and branches and comes out at dusk and night to eat molluscs and other bottom invertebrates. It is common in the hobby.
- Scientific name
- Yasuhikotakia lecontei
- Family
- Botiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Botiidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Botia lecontei, Botia pulchripinnis
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 5
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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