Variations
2 kinds · tap one for a closer look
Dabry's loach
Peaceful and hardy; thrives in cool tanks or ponds with sand.
- Dabry's loach needs cool water and makes a lot of waste, while Cardinal tetra is tropical.
- Dabry's loach needs cool water and makes a lot of waste, while Serpae tetra is tropical.
- Dabry's loach needs cool water and makes a lot of waste, while X-ray tetra is tropical.
- Only a narrow temperature range suits both: 24–25 °C.
- Dabry's loach will eat baby cherry shrimp. Add lots of moss and plants so some survive.
- Dabry's loach will eat baby amano shrimp. Add lots of moss and plants so some survive.
195 species in our list are a good match.
Care and water
Behavior
Peaceful and hardy; thrives in cool tanks or ponds with sand. Can be kept with goldfish.
- cool
- sand
Food
Sinking pellets, frozen bloodworm, vegetable matter.
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Male or female
Health
Common problems. Tap one to see the signs. This is a guide, not a diagnosis.
Breeding
Seasonal spawner · Moderate
Easily bred in ponds in Asia; home breeding is uncommon.
Group of adults in a pond with vegetation.
Outdoor pond with plants and mud or sand, warm in spring.
Rising water temperature in spring and rainwater.
Thousands of adhesive eggs on plants.
Fry feed on infusoria, then crushed pellets.
- Missing winter chill
- Overcrowded ponds
Where it lives in the wild
The story of the dabry's loach
A Chinese pond loach closely related to the dojo and often sold alongside it. Farmed widely in Asia for food and ornamental trade.
This loach is credited to Pierre Dabry de Thiersant, a French consul who studied fish and fish farming in China in the 19th century. It is widely farmed and sold as food. A golden form is a popular aquarium and pond fish.
First described by Pierre Dabry de Thiersant in 1872. Named for Named after Pierre Dabry de Thiersant, French consul and naturalist in China.
- A golden form is common in the aquarium trade.
- It can breathe air through its gut.
- It has become established outside its native range in several countries.