Horseface Loach tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.

Photo: Published by Zoologische Mededelingen, at http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl . Creative commons license published on main page. · CC BY 3.0

FreshwaterComing soonUncommon

Horseface Loach

Acantopsis choirorhynchos

The Horseface Loach (Acantopsis choirorhynchos) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 25 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 16–24 °C.

Size: 25 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 16–24 °C
pH: 6.0–8.0
Tank footprint: 120 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature16–24 °C

pH6.0–8.0

Hardness1–12 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCypriniformes
FamilyCobitidae
GenusAcantopsis
SpeciesAcantopsis choirorhynchos

Quick answers

Horseface Loach size: how big does it get?: It grows to 25 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Horseface Loach tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.
Horseface Loach water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 16–24 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Horseface Loach: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.