Elongate loach tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 360 × 90 cm.

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Elongate loach

Leptobotia elongata

The Elongate loach (Leptobotia elongata) is a subtropical freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 50 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable. In the aquarium it is kept at 15.5–21 °C.

Size: 50 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 15.5–21 °C
pH: 6.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 360 × 90 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature15.5–21 °C

pH6.5–7.5

Hardness5–20 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Subtropical
Habitat: On the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCypriniformes
FamilyCobitidae
GenusLeptobotia
SpeciesLeptobotia elongata

Quick answers

Elongate loach size: how big does it get?: It grows to 50 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Elongate loach tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 360 × 90 cm.
Elongate loach water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 15.5–21 °C, pH 6.5–7.5, hardness 5–20 °dGH.
Elongate loach: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.