Tasseled-mouth Loach tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.

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Tasseled-mouth Loach

Formosania lacustris

The Tasseled-mouth Loach (Formosania lacustris) is a subtropical freshwater fish of the family Balitoridae. It lives on the bottom, between 1 and 10 m deep. It grows to 12 cm (total length). In the aquarium it is kept at 20–24 °C.

Size: 12 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–24 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 120 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–24 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness1–12 °dGH

In the wild

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

Depth

surface

1 m10 m

Classification

OrderCypriniformes
FamilyBalitoridae
GenusFormosania
SpeciesFormosania lacustris

Quick answers

Tasseled-mouth Loach size: how big does it get?: It grows to 12 cm (total length).
Tasseled-mouth Loach tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
Tasseled-mouth Loach water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–24 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 1–12 °dGH.