Golden Kuhli Loach Care Guide
Pangio doriae
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Bioload Score
2500
- Max Size
- 12 cm / 4.7"
- Temperature
- 24–27°C (75–81°F)
- pH Range
- 5.5 – 7
- Min Tank Size
- 75L (20 gal)
- Min Group Size
- 6 fish
- Tank Level
- Bottom
- Origin
- Asia
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Breeding Difficulty
- Difficult
Diet
A shy benthic micro-predator and scavenger that sifts the substrate for insect larvae, small crustaceans and worms, happily taking sinking pellets and regular feedings of frozen or live foods.
Community Compatibility
Peaceful, nocturnal bottom loach ideal for planted community tanks with small, non-aggressive midwater fish that won’t outcompete it for sinking foods.
Good to Know
The Golden Kuhli Loach (Pangio doriae) is an unbanded, golden variant from leaf-littered wetlands in Malaysia and Indonesia, where it threads through sand and peat in slow, tannin-stained streams.
Gender Differences
Females become noticeably plumper and deeper-bodied when full of eggs, while males stay a little slimmer and more streamlined.
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