Horse Face Loach

Horse face loach is peaceful fish that originates from southeast Asia and can be found in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand respectively.

The Horse Face Loaches have slender bodies with horse-like faces and pointed bodies to the caudal fin. They have a pale brown colour, which can be hard to notice by how they camouflage themselves under sand all the time whether in their natural habitat or in your sandy aquarium.

Horse Face Loach can grow up to 10 inches(25cm) in length but they can also be found in smaller sizes.

They are nocturnal, so probably you won’t see them during the day as they will borrow inside the sand and you will only see their eyes popping out and looking at you sideways. It’s very interesting. You can lure them out with food. They will exit their “camouflage” mode right away and move out to compete for food with the others. These Loaches are also bottom dwellers and scavengers. But if your tank isn’t covered they will still jump out. So be sure your aquarium is properly covered.

They need to be kept at least in a 30-gallon tank as they are very active and like to move around. The more you have of them, the more you should consider fitting them in a bigger tank. They need a lot of sand and substrate for them to thrive. A good substrate for them is fine sand that they can borrow inside without getting injured. They love doing that.  You can also add fine gravel on top of the sand. But it should be soft so as not to damage their fins.

They are omnivores who like to eat high-protein meaty food and Diatom. liveYou can give them live food such as mosquito larvae, worms, and crustaceans.
Frozen and other commercial dry food such as flakes and pellets.