Description
Common name: Pakistani or Yoyo Loach
Latin name: Botia almorhae
Maximum size: 10-14cm
Water chemistry: pH: 6.0-8.0; Hardness: soft to medium hard (dH: 5-15); Temperature: 20-28 C
Origin: India and Nepal
Diet: Loaches are carnivorous and eat insects, small crustaceans and snails in the wild. Will take all types of life & frozen food, good quality pellet and flake food (such as Spectrum or Dainichi pellets).
A riverine species tending to congregate in pools and stiller areas characterised by rocky substrates. It undergoes upstream migrations prior to spawning. Although botiids don’t require turbulent conditions they do best when the water is well-oxygenated with a degree of flow.
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