How to keep the panda loach? These breeding tips are all you need

Panda loach, also known as the golden-banded panda hillstream loach or thick-lipped original sucker loach, is an ornamental fish species with a body color of distinct black and white, just like a panda. So how do you keep it?

How to keep the panda loach?

1. Entering the tank

New fish must be acclimated when entering the tank. The panda loach has poor tolerance to temperature differences. If you do not acclimate it or the acclimation time is too short, it will show you its displeasure. If kept in a planted tank, pH that is too low will also make it very uncomfortable, so it is not recommended to keep it in a planted tank.

2. Environment

The panda loach is actually a very active fish species. It likes to wander around the fish tank, exploring under driftwood and in crevices between rocks. So you need to create water flow in the tank. A small wavemaker, or a built-in three-in-one filter, and a bit of water flow will make the panda loach lively.

3. Temperature

The panda loach does not like high temperatures. It likes a water temperature of around 20 degrees. When the water temperature exceeds 26 degrees, it becomes very uncomfortable, and if it goes higher, it may die.

4. Feeding

Normally you do not need to feed it too often. Just feed it some small sinking pellet food every day and let it grow a bit more slowly.

In addition, a panda loach that has just been put into the fish tank may jump out of the tank, so after putting the fish in, cover the lid promptly to prevent it from jumping out and dying from lack of water.