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| Family: |
Acantopsis |
| Species: |
Acantopsis choirorhynchos |
| Common Name: |
Horsefaced loach |
| Size: |
12 inches (30cm) |
| Habitat: |
Asia: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaya, Indonesia (Sumatra and Java), Borneo, and Viet Nam occurring in swift, clear streams with sandy or gravelly bottom; also found in large rivers. Burrows into the bottom
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| Diet: |
Omnivorous. Primarily carnivorous. Feed sinking foods - shrimp pellets, and algae wafers, also feed frozen foods, and live blackworms, etc.
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| Behavior: |
Peaceful burrowing loach. |
| Water: |
Temperature 77-84°F (25-29°C), ph 6-7 (6.5) Hardness: 1-12
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| Care: |
Requires sand or other soft substrate as it lives most of it’s life beneath the substrate.
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| Communities: |
Good. |
| Suitability: |
Good for all. |
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