Pangio anguillaris

The Eel Loach is a fascinating bottom-dwelling fish with a long, slender body resembling a small eel. It spends much of its time searching for food among the substrate and burrowing into fine sand.

This peaceful species thrives in a well-established community aquarium with soft sand, plenty of hiding places and dense planting. It is a social fish and should be kept in groups.

Scientific name: Pangio anguillaris
Origin: Southeast Asia
Size: approximately 10–12 cm
Minimum aquarium size: 60 l
Temperature: 24–28 °C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Diet: small frozen foods, live foods and sinking foods
Behaviour: peaceful, social bottom-dweller
Difficulty: easy to intermediate