Weather Loach
Alternative Name(s): Dojo loach
Scientific Name(s): Misgurnus anguillicaudatus/fossilis
Category: Coldwater
Difficulty: Advanced
Maximum Size: 25cms
Minimum Tank Volume: 300 litres
Minimum Tank Size: 4ft by 2ft
Water pH Range: 6.3-7.5
Water Temperature Range: 16-24°C
Water Hardness Range: 0-0
General Information: Weather loaches are very active when they want to be. These loaches thrive in groups or by themselves. Weather loaches don't like full tropical temperatures for more than a few weeks, it's best for them in coldwater or sub tropical. The name comes from their "activeness" when the weather is going to change dramaticly. when they do swim about very fast, don't be alarmed. The weather is going to change, although they can be very active when the weather isn't changing.
Diet Requirements: These loaches love skinned(cooked) peas. peas will send them wild. They eat flakes and sinking pellets. They will also gobble up brine shrimp and some dojos eat snails.
Compatability: these fine fishes will go with most fish from zebra danios to goldfish.
Recommendations: They go perfect with, zebra danios, white cloud mountain minnows, peppered corys and lake tebera rainbowfish at 22*c. in coldwater they go with fancy, common goldfish and white cloud mountain minnows.
Common Problems: These fish can sometimes catch whitespot and fungal problems but if the water quality is good there should not be a problem. When treating these problems if the occur use half doses of the medicine.
Similar Species:
Sexing: very hard to sex these wonderful loaches
Breeding: Breeding is rare in these loaches but there have been accounts of them spawning in a ph of 6.4.
This is the source for this info:
http://www.fishkeeping.co.uk/modules/caresheets/caresheet.php?caresheetID=72
