Loaches
Half-ring Kuhli loach
Pangio semicincta
Photo: AverageWalrus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5.5–7
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cobitidae
- Origin
- Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo
- Size
- 8 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.0
- GH
- 2 – 10 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (soft)
- Swimming level
- lower (buried)
- Behavior
- Peaceful and gregarious
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6 or more
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- Omnivorous (pellets, larvae, brine shrimp)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Very similar to the kuhli loach, but its dark bands do not quite close the ring on its belly, which is light orange. Same care requirements: fine sand and hiding places.
