Horseface loach
Acantopsis choirorhynchos
- Adult size
- 15 cm6 in
- Start with
- 3
- Tank length
- 120 cmabout 4 ft (47 in)
- Lifespan
- 8–15 yrs
- Temperature
- 25–28 °C77–82 °F
- pH
- 6–7.8
- Hardness
- 5–15 dGH
- Diet
- omnivore
Spends much of the day buried, so it needs a deep bed of soft sand; sharp gravel damages its snout and barbels.Spends much of the day buried, so it needs a deep bed of soft sand; sharp gravel damages its snout and barbels.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- African clawed frog
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Blue acara
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
Celestial pearl danioNo shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Dusky millions fish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Glowlight danio
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Golden dwarf barb
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
MarimoNo shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Pearl danio
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Ticto barb
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
Zebra danioNo shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat Horseface loachAlligator gar may eat Horseface loach
- Arapaima
Arapaima may eat Horseface loachArapaima may eat Horseface loach
Sources
| temperature | 25–28 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
|---|---|---|
| ph | 6–7.8 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low |
| gh | 5–15 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
| origin | Mainland Southeast Asia, Sumatra and Borneo | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| notes | Spends much of the day buried, so it needs a deep bed of soft sand; sharp gravel | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| beginner friendly | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| care level | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| color palette | #D8C79A, #6B5A3A | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| swim zone | bottom | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| temperament | peaceful | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| fin nipper | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| long finned | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| territorial | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| social min | 3 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling min | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| lifespan years | 8–15 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| growth to adult months | 24 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| length weight | {"a":0.004,"b":3} | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| planted safe | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| min tank length | 120 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| body shape | loach | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |