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Peppered Loach (Freshwater Fish)

You can find this particular fish in a yellow body color. It is a very shy and easily frightened fish; they burrow in the sand when scared. This fish belongs to the Cobitidae family. This fish eats all sorts of live foods as well as pelleted foods, and tablet foods. They prefer to burrow in slow moving or still waters.


Red Finned Loach (Freshwater Fish)

This is typically brown to yellowish or light blue to light green blue colored. It is generally a very lively and social fish but peaceful as well. The red finned loach belongs to the Cobitidae family. These fish are carnivores, and love to eat insect larvae, worms, and crustaceans. They can be located in fast moving waters of medium or large rivers.


Red tail Botia (Freshwater Fish)

The Red tail Botia comes in a bluish to grayish body color. This fish can get a bit aggressive but it is also a lively fish as well. It belongs to the Cobitidae family. This fish eats an omnivore diet and loves to eat brine shrimp and even snails. They can be found swimming around in large rivers or even flooded fields.


Royal Clown Loach (Freshwater Fish)

This is a very attractive fish with a light golden to grayish brown body. It tends to be a very shy fish, yet nocturnal. It belongs exclusively to the Cobitidae family. They tend to maintain a diet of live foods, especially earthworms. These beauties can be found in the middle and upper areas of the well known Yangtze River in China.


Skunk Loach (Freshwater Fish)

This beautiful fish is also known as darling fish! This fish is light brown to tan in color. It spends its days hiding and comes out to play at night. They belong to the Cobitidae family. Their diet consists of live food such as mosquito larvae or brine shrimp. They can be found in still or very slow moving waters.


Yoyo Loach (Freshwater Fish)

The Yoyo loach is not a toy! It is silver in color with dark vertical bands. They are generally peaceful but can get in a scuffle every now and then. It comes from the Cobitidae fish family. They like to eat life food and stay away from flaked food. They can be found in still or very slow moving waters.


Zebra Loach (Freshwater Fish)

The Zebra loach is a magnificent looking fish with a yellowish green body with many vertical stripes. They enjoy the company of other non-aggressive loaches. They belong to the Cobitidae family. They like to eat all sorts of live foods. This type of fish tends to prefer still or slow moving waters. They can grow up to 3.5-4 inches in length.


Batik Loach (Freshwater Fish)

This particular fish turns out to be a gray to whitish background color, and patterned with reddish brown stripes. The Batik loach is a very hardy and generally peaceful fish. This fish belongs to the Balitoridae family. The Batik loach is an omnivorous fish that feeds on mosquito larvae and brine shrimp. The Batik loach prefers smaller and calmer bodies of water.


Cherry Fin Loach (Freshwater Fish)

The Cherry Fin loach is gold to brownish in color with a distinct red colored tail. This particular type of fish prefers to be peaceful. This particular beauty belongs to the Balitoridae family. Live foods such as brine shrimps are what tickle this fish’s taste buds. The Cherry Fin loach resides in cool and fast moving streams. Grows up to 3 inches.


Chinese Hillstream Loach (Freshwater Fish)

This fish sure is a beauty with its light brown color that is patterned with dark spots. These are shy little fish that love to hide and scavenge around! The Chinese Hillstream loach belongs to the Balitoridae family. This type of fish is not a picky eater and will eat generally all types of live foods. This fish can be found in cooler river type bodies of water.


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