Pakistani Loach
The head of pakistani loach is small in size the mouth is located below four pairs of rather sensitive antennae are located nearby.
Pakistani loach. Use our fish community creator tool to plan your tank set up and ensure that the yoyo loach is the right fish for. Yoyo loach tropical fish learn all about the yoyo loach s feeding habits and food types its behaviour its origins its natural habitats is it male or female breeding advice and information suitable tank mates its sizing and growth range minimum tank size water ph and more. This loach is also seen widely in pakistan and is rightly referred to as the pakistani loach or the albino loach.
Almorhae is not known from pakistan the species in this country is b. Despite the alternative common name pakistani loach the true b. Females generally plumper all over than males and can get extremely fat when full of eggs.
Behavior of yoyo loach. Botia almorhae gray 1831 common name. The common name yoyo loach was given to these fish after photographer ken childs noticed how much these fish resemble the child s toy as they move up and down in the water column.
They also appear to have a y o y o pattern on their sides. Note that yoyo loaches from india are lighter in colour than those from pakistan. Experts have not yet given their opinions about the different types.
Yoyo loaches of pakistan have a darker tone in comparison to the indian ones and it is probably because of the weather. The yoyo loach almora loach or pakistani loach botia almorhae is a freshwater fish belonging to the loach family botiidae it originates in the slow running and still waters of the ganges basin in northern india and possibly nepal. The name yoyo loach originates from the fact that the marking on the fishes side resemble the word yoyo although this becomes more difficult to see as the fish ages.
A bottom dwelling fish it is an active scavenger. Yoyo loach almorha loach pakistani loach reticulated loach synonyms. Originally from pakistan this fish also earned the name pakistani loach.
However there have been cases when the fish survived to 16 years. They are generally considered as peaceful fish and don t prefer to mess with tank decors or tank mates. Males exhibit redness around barbels and mouth.
The yoyo loach botia almorhae also known as the pakistani loach is a small fresh water fish native to india and pakistan. Researchers aren t sure if this colour difference is due to the loaches being different species or environmental reasons. Sometimes incorrectly referred to as a scaleless fish it actually has very small scales embedded in its skin.
They are scientifically known as the botiaalmorhae and belong to the botiidae family. This yoyo loach has several names including the pakistani loach from its place of origin and the reticulated loach from its giraffe like pattern.
