Dwarf Chain Loach

Care requirements

• Minimum tank 31 × 12 in (80 × 30 cm) or larger.
• Adult size 2.4 in (60 mm), excluding the tail
• Temperature 75–79°F (24–26°C)
• pH 6.5–7.5
• GH 4–12 dGH
• Ammonia and nitrite 0 ppm

Housing & compatibility

Keep a same-species group and allow space for their adult size.

Diet

Feed a sinking omnivore food such as Hikari Sinking Wafers and vary it with Hikari Bio-Pure Frozen Daphnia. Give them their own food even if the tank has snails.

Reference photo by NasserHalaweh. Original photo · CC BY-SA 4.0