Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Reticulated Hillstream Loach
Sewellia lineolata
Photo: Spiketooth · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature20–24 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Gastromyzontidae
- Origin
- Vietnam (mountain rivers)
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 24°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 4 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- subtropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- bottom
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- herbivore (biofilm, algae, gel food)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Body flattened like a suction cup to cling to rocks in fast-flowing rivers. Requires strong currents, cool, well-oxygenated water, and rocks covered with biofilm.
