Skunk Loach tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Skunk Loach

Yasuhikotakia morleti

The Skunk Loach (Yasuhikotakia morleti) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 10 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–28 °C.

Size: 10 cmtotal length
Temperature: 23–28 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 120 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature23–28 °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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCypriniformes
FamilyCobitidae
GenusYasuhikotakia
SpeciesYasuhikotakia morleti

Quick answers

Skunk Loach size: how big does it get?: It grows to 10 cm (total length).
Skunk Loach tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
Skunk Loach water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–28 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 2–12 °dGH.
Skunk Loach: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.