How Do You Identify And Take Care Of Coolie Loach Fish?
The coolie loach (pangio kuhli) belongs to the family Cyprinidae. Also called Kuhli loach or leopard loach, it is native to the waters of Southern Asia: Borneo, Java, Malaysia and Thailand. This serpentine snake is relatively inexpensive to buy and quite undemanding to keep. Know the identifying features of the coolie loach. It has a long, eel-shaped body with no scales, and grows up to 4 inches. It has a yellowish, light-brown body with a salmon-pink ventral surface. Dark-brown bands cross the body vertically, stopping short of the ventral surface. The very small eyes are hidden in a dark band, and have transparent lids. There is a sharp spine above each eye. It has four pairs of barbells (see Tips below) extending from about its mouth. It has small fins, with a dorsal fin is situated some way back along the body, just behind the pelvic fins. The rounded caudal fin has a dark area at its base. There is no way to tell if a particular coolie loach fish is male or female, except when bre
