Ambastaia sidthimunki
 

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Family : Cobitdae
Origin : India, Thailand
Length : 5 cm - 2"
Min.length aquarium : 50 cm - 20"
English name : Dwarf Loach
Lively, very peaceful schooling fish.  You should keep them in a great number because otherwise they hide themselves during the day.  The substrate should be sandy because they like to search after food in it.  Plants should be anchored very well.  A regular changing of the water is necessary.

They are omnivorous.  You should give them a great variety of live, frozen and dry food.

About breeding in the aquarium not much is known.

This fish is on the IUCN redlist in category 2.3 as critically Endangered.

 

Photo Credit

Jan Bukkems

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