Loaches | Tiger Loach

Scientific Name:  Syncrossus berdmorei Common Name: Tiger Loach, Redfin Tiger Loach (will have bright red fins when mature) Adult Size: 10 inches Life Expectancy: 20 years Habitat: Myanmar, Thailand Minimum Tank Size: 125 gallons Ideal Tank Conditions: Temperature Range: 72 - 78°F pH Range: 6.5 - 7.5 Water Hardness: 8 - 12 Temperament: Semi-aggressive Diet & Nutrition:  Omnivore; needs a varied diet of frozen, live, and vegetable foods. They should be provided a varied diet of live/frozen bloodworms, Artemia, and Tubifex worms. Fruit and vegetables should be an occasional treat. Cucumber, blanched spinach, and melon will be accepted and can be an important part of a varied diet. While they are able to feed on sinking catfish pellets, this should not be their only source of nutrition. Breeding & Spawning: Have not been bred in captivity. All specimens available have been caught in the wild. Commercial breeders can sometimes force spawning with hormones, but this hasn’t been ac