Fire-eyed loach
Barbucca diabolica
The Fire-eyed loach (Barbucca diabolica) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Barbuccidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 2.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–25 °C.
- Size
- 2.3 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 20–25 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Tank footprint
- 60 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature20–25 °C
pH5.5–7.5
Hardness1–10 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyBarbuccidae
- GenusBarbucca
- SpeciesBarbucca diabolica
Quick answers
- Fire-eyed loach size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 2.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Fire-eyed loach tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
- Fire-eyed loach water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 20–25 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, hardness 1–10 °dGH.
- Fire-eyed loach: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Sources
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