Rosy Loach

Care requirements

• Minimum tank 20-gallon long for a group of at least eight
• Adult size About 1.25 in (3 cm)
• Temperature 68–79°F (20–26°C)
• Water chemistry pH 6.5–8.0 · GH 5–15 dGH
• Ammonia and nitrite 0 ppm

Housing & compatibility

Keep in a mature, planted aquarium with gentle circulation and similarly small, peaceful fish. Provide cover near the substrate.

Diet

Offer crushed prepared food and small frozen or live prey such as baby brine shrimp. Choose a prepared food with some plant or algal ingredients.

Species notes

Physoschistura mango. Previously traded as Petruichthys sp. “rosy.”