Dojo loach
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
- Adult size
- 15 cm6 in
- Start with
- 3
- Tank length
- 100 cmabout 3 ft (39 in)
- Lifespan
- 10–15 yrs
- Temperature
- 10–25 °C50–77 °F
- pH
- 7–8
- Hardness
- 1–12 dGH
- Diet
- omnivore
A sub-tropical burrower that wants soft sand, a tight lid and cooler water; keep several and expect them to reach 15-20 cm.A sub-tropical burrower that wants soft sand, a tight lid and cooler water; keep several and expect them to reach 15-8 in.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Brilliant rasbora
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Irian Jaya rainbowfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
Lambchop rasboraNo shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Parkinson's rainbowfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Rusty cichlid
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat Dojo loachAlligator gar may eat Dojo loach
- Altum angelfish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Amazon leaffish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Arapaima
Arapaima may eat Dojo loachArapaima may eat Dojo loach
- Asian arowana
Asian arowana may eat Dojo loachAsian arowana may eat Dojo loach
- Atahualpa dwarf cichlid
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Australian pearl arowana
Australian pearl arowana may eat Dojo loachAustralian pearl arowana may eat Dojo loach
Sources
| temperature | 10–25 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low |
|---|---|---|
| ph | 7–8 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
| gh | 1–12 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
| origin | East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Amur basin) | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| notes | A sub-tropical burrower that wants soft sand, a tight lid and cooler water; keep | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| beginner friendly | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| care level | easy | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| color palette | #A89870, #5A4A3A | 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 | 10–15 | 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 | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| min tank length | 100 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| body shape | loach | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |