Loaches
Tiger Loach
Syncrossus hymenophysa
Photo: Julian augustine alexander · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size20 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Botiidae
- Origin
- Malaysian Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
- Size
- 20 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 3 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- aggressive (territorial)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a large group
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- carnivore – omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Thin greenish stripes on a golden background. One of the more aggressive loaches; best kept with hardy fish.
