Horse face Loach

Fish n chips · 01-25-2005, 09:10 AM

Does anyone Know about Horseface Loach.

Ive seen them and I really love them and I thought a small shoal of them in my tank would be nice.

Comments are welcome

Damon · 01-25-2005, 09:29 AM

Google is your friend................

http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Aca...orhynchus.html

Joel · 01-25-2005, 09:53 AM

Horse face loaches can grow up to eight inches so a fairly large tank would be needed for a school of adults. They are peaceful fish, however they will be aggressive towards there own kind. If you do get some I would suggest some good hiding places or floating plants for them because they are nocturnal. I have one in my 75 and it burrows in the gravel sometimes I dont see it for weeks at a time. To avoid that you could use large gravel.

maxpayne_lhp · 01-25-2005, 10:32 AM

Hmm yeah, Google is useful...
Well, like most kind of loaches, these guys can jump out of the tank, beware! A cover will come to handy!

maxpayne_lhp · 01-25-2005, 10:38 AM

Hmmm form a fish profile: "Tank with small grain gravel, plants appreciated. Sand is ideal.They apprecaiate caves if a larger grain gravel is being used." I think it's helpful!
BTW, they don't need to be kept in school!

G'luck!

Fish n chips · 01-26-2005, 01:17 AM

Thanx everyone

01-25-2005, 09:10 AM	#1
Fish n chips Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 120	Horse face Loach Does anyone Know about Horseface Loach. Ive seen them and I really love them and I thought a small shoal of them in my tank would be nice. Comments are welcome __________________ Tank 1-community Tank 2- fry Tank 3-goldfish Tank 4- plastic fish I WAS FISH R FUN NOW IM FISH N CHIPS!

01-25-2005, 09:29 AM	#2
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,976	Re: Horse face Loach Google is your friend................ http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Aca...orhynchus.html __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

01-25-2005, 10:32 AM	#4
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Hmm yeah, Google is useful... Well, like most kind of loaches, these guys can jump out of the tank, beware! A cover will come to handy! __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

01-25-2005, 10:38 AM	#5
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Hmmm form a fish profile: "Tank with small grain gravel, plants appreciated. Sand is ideal.They apprecaiate caves if a larger grain gravel is being used." I think it's helpful! BTW, they don't need to be kept in school! G'luck! __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

01-26-2005, 01:17 AM	#6
Fish n chips Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 120	Re: Horse face Loach Thanx everyone __________________ Tank 1-community Tank 2- fry Tank 3-goldfish Tank 4- plastic fish I WAS FISH R FUN NOW IM FISH N CHIPS!

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01-25-2005, 09:53 AM	#3
Joel Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 10	Horse face loaches can grow up to eight inches so a fairly large tank would be needed for a school of adults. They are peaceful fish, however they will be aggressive towards there own kind. If you do get some I would suggest some good hiding places or floating plants for them because they are nocturnal. I have one in my 75 and it burrows in the gravel sometimes I dont see it for weeks at a time. To avoid that you could use large gravel.

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