Weather Loach
Scientific Name: Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Family: Cyprinidae (Cobitidae)
About the Weather Loach
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Cyprinids ...
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Common Name: Weather Loach, Weatherfish, Dojo Loach, Pond Loach, Golden Dojo
Origin: Asia - China, Korea, Japan - Often found in streams, ponds and rice paddies.
Weather loach
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Weather Loaches - Misgurnus fossilis and Spotted Weather Loaches - Cobitis taenia should be avoided. They are cold water species and have the unfortunate habit of jumping out of aquaria, especially at the approach of a storm.
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Weather loaches are active, peaceful, and hardy fish that are sometimes used as starter fish in an aquarium. They can be "friendly" towards humans, allowing physical contact and hand feeding.
Weather loaches, and a fish not often found for sale in Vancouver, the North-American sunfish.
Weather Loach
Weather Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)
Adult Size: 20.3-25.4cm (8-10")
Temperature Needed: 10-23.9°C (50-75°F)
Tank Size Needed: at least 208.2 Litres (55 US G.) ...
I dont believe Weather loaches become sexually mature until at least 2 years of age. Mine began spawning at about 2 years old and 5-6 inches of size. They are now 8 and 9 inches each and still growing.
Also known as the weather loach because of their behavior during low fronts in the weather system.
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A somewhat reclusive loach that needs current and highly oxygenated and cooler tank water.
We've had a few set-backs, particularly the Weather Loach which was purchased with the pet store assurance that "loaches eat algae". Weather Loaches certainly eat algae... but they do it several levels up on the food chain.
Raise the tank temperature to around 86 degrees provided that you have no cold-water species like weather loaches, goldfish, minnows etc.
Not nearly as active as dojo and weather loaches, and somewhat more shy. This is one of my favorite fish, due to their unique appearance, strange eating habits, peaceful nature, and the way they burrow.
SC: Weather Loach ( Misgurnus species), White Cloud, other cold water species.
FOOD: Flake; pellet; tablet; vegetables; plant matter; live; insects, crustaceans, insect larvae.
SEX: Males are slimmer and the rear of the anal fin is concave.
I have just today managed to murder my 2 weather loaches during a water change - don't really understand how to be honest but i assume it was either stress or me messing too much with the bacteria etc. you live and learn.
Some (such as the weather loach) come from colder waters throughout Europe and so do better in tanks that are kept below 24C, whereas those loaches (such as the Pangio and Botia species) come from tropical Asia, ...
He worked out that after feeding time, when the food had sunk to the bottom, if he nipped the fins of my (lovely) weather loach, he'd do a quick wriggle and stir up all the food, making it available (to the bitterling). " ...
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