Green Tiger Loach tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 45 cm.

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Green Tiger Loach

Syncrossus hymenophysa

The Green Tiger Loach (Syncrossus hymenophysa) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 21 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 25–30 °C.

Size: 21 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 25–30 °C
pH: 5.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 150 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature25–30 °C

pH5.0–7.5

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
GenusSyncrossus
SpeciesSyncrossus hymenophysa

Quick answers

Green Tiger Loach size: how big does it get?: It grows to 21 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Green Tiger Loach tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 45 cm.
Green Tiger Loach water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 25–30 °C, pH 5.0–7.5, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Green Tiger Loach: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.