Eel Loach

Eel Loaches are omnivores that do best with a varied diet of sinking foods such as micro pellets, sinking wafers, and frozen or live foods like bloodworms, daphnia, and tubifex worms. Feed once or twice daily, preferably in the evening when they are most active. They will also scavenge leftover food from the substrate, helping to keep the tank clean.

Eel Loaches are shy, nocturnal fish that spend most of their time burrowing into soft substrate or hiding among dense vegetation and leaf litter. They are highly social and should be kept in groups of six or more, as solitary individuals tend to be stressed and rarely seen. In groups, they become more active and can often be observed weaving through plants and substrate together.

Breeding Eel Loaches in captivity is considered rare and difficult, with very few documented successes in home aquariums. Spawning may be triggered by simulating the onset of the rainy season through water changes with slightly cooler, softer water. Eggs are scattered among fine-leaved plants near the surface, and the parents do not provide any care for the eggs or fry.