Zodiac Loach
Mesonoemacheilus triangularis
The Zodiac Loach (Mesonoemacheilus triangularis) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Nemacheilidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 5.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 18–25.5 °C.
- Size
- 5.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 18–25.5 °C
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- Tank footprint
- 75 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature18–25.5 °C
pH6.0–7.5
Hardness2–12 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Classification
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyNemacheilidae
- GenusMesonoemacheilus
- SpeciesMesonoemacheilus triangularis
Quick answers
- Zodiac Loach size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 5.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Zodiac Loach tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 75 × 30 cm.
- Zodiac Loach water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 18–25.5 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 2–12 °dGH.
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Sources
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