A playful little loach that patrols in a group and helps with snails.
Dwarf Chain Loach
A playful little loach that patrols in a group and helps with snails.
Pairs well with this fish
Picked by our team to go with this.
About this fish
Dwarf Chain Loach is a great pick for planted aquariums, chosen for colour, movement, and personality.
Why you will love it
- Snail control, active bottom dwellers
- Approx size in store: 3 - 4cm
- Works best as a feature fish with calm tankmates
- Community (active)
Care requirements
- Care level: Moderate
- Adult size: 5.5 cm
- Temperature: 24 to 28°C
- pH: 6.0 to 7.5
- Swimming level: Bottom
- Minimum group size: 6+
- Substrate: Sand or smooth fine gravel is ideal
Feeding: Offer a varied diet. A quality staple (flake or micro-pellet) plus frozen foods (brine shrimp, daphnia, bloodworm) several times per week keeps colour and condition strong. For algae grazers, include wafers and blanched veg.
Compatibility: Best with peaceful, similarly sized tankmates. Avoid fin-nippers with long-finned species and avoid aggressive fish with shy species.
School of Scape quality: We select healthy fish and recommend acclimation and stable parameters for best results.
How your fish arrive
Packed in oxygen filled bags inside an insulated box and sent overnight by air express on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Live arrival
8 hour live arrival guarantee. If a fish arrives dead or clearly stressed from transit, contact us within 8 hours of delivery with photos of the fish in the original sealed bag, and we will replace or refund it. Freight is not refundable, and someone needs to be home to accept the delivery. Remote far north WA (Gascoyne, Pilbara and Kimberley) is sent at your own risk.
Delivery and returns
Free delivery over $100 in WA and $150 elsewhere in Australia. Free pickup from our Kenwick store, Tue to Sat, 12pm to 6pm.