Forktail Loach
Vaillantella maassi
The Forktail Loach (Vaillantella maassi) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Vaillantellidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 12.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–29 °C.
- Size
- 12.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 23–29 °C
- pH
- 3.5–7.2
- Tank footprint
- 120 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature23–29 °C
pH3.5–7.2
Hardness1–12 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyVaillantellidae
- GenusVaillantella
- SpeciesVaillantella maassi
Quick answers
- Forktail Loach size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 12.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Forktail Loach tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
- Forktail Loach water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 23–29 °C, pH 3.5–7.2, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
- Forktail Loach: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Sources
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