Dwarf chain loach
Ambastaia sidthimunki · Botiidae
Sidthimunki loach ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
A tiny, day-active social loach with a chain pattern; an excellent snail patrol for small tanks.
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
- 90 L (24 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
- pH
- 6–7.5
- ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 5 cm (2 in)
- ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 6+
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
- 90 L (24 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
- pH
- 6–7.5
- ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
- 2–15 dGH
- ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
- ꯆꯍꯤ 8–12
- ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
- Omnivore — sinking pellets, frozen bloodworm, snails.
- ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ
- ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
- Thailand and Myanmar (mostly captive-bred now)
- ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
- ꯑꯊꯨꯝꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
- Clear, flowing, rocky streams
- ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
- Clean oxygenated water, caves, sand or smooth gravel.
ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ
- ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
- ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
- ꯉꯥ 6
- ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯃꯈꯥ
- ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
- RasborasCorydorasDanios
- ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
- Solitary keepingDirty waterShrimp fry
ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
- Females are rounder.
- ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
- Commercially bred with hormones; rare at home.
- ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- Ich (very sensitive to medication doses)Skinny disease
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?
ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Dwarf chain loach ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫
ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ
