Green Tiger Loach

The green tiger botia loach is a bit more aggressive than other aquarium botias. These slender loaches will eat snails and small shrimp and push away fish to get to food. Very attractive and wild-caught in Borneo, the loach is a great addition to cichlid tanks and medium-aggressive tanks, but not nano aquariums.

Quick Facts

Care Guide

Tank setup: Give them many caves, rocks and driftwood so each loach can claim its own spot, a soft sand or smooth gravel bottom and good filtration. Keep a lid on the tank.

Feeding: Feed sinking pellets or wafers once or twice a day so food reaches the bottom. They also enjoy frozen foods like bloodworms and brine shrimp. They also eat pest snails.

Tankmates: Keep them with robust, fast fish of similar or larger size, such as barbs, danios, rainbowfish and semi-aggressive cichlids. Avoid slow, long-finned fish and other bottom dwellers that can't hold their own. They eat snails and shrimp.

Good to know: These loaches are bold and territorial; adding them last to an established tank with plenty of caves helps keep the peace.