Acanthocobitis zonalternans
Acanthocobitis zonalternans, male
Acanthocobitis zonalternans, female
Acanthocobitis zonalternans, pair, female above
6-day old fry
3-week old baby
7 month old juveniles
These little river loaches are widespread from Eastern India to Thailand. Reaching a maximum length of two inches, very peaceful, active and curious, these are a great fish for a South Asian planted tank or your average tropical community tank. They eat snails very effectively as long as one does not pamper them with too much fish food. I bred these the first time in May 2007 and one pair produced over 300 offspring in one batch.