All Fishes ⇒ COBITIDAE ⇒ The genus Pangio

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SpeciesThere are 8 "species" in our database. Pangio semicincta is the most commonly kept (k: 4). Pangio oblonga has the most images (i: 2).
Keepers2 species (25%) are being kept by registered keepers
IdentificationLoaches of the genus Pangio are distributed in India and most of Indochina and the Sunda Islands (Kottelat & Lim, 1993). They comprise 31 valid species of small, elongated, eel-like cypriniforms commonly known as eel-loaches.
FeedingWill readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.
SizeSmallest 60 mm, largest 120 mm, average 93mm, most commonly 80mm. All SL.
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    Pangio semicinctaPangio semicincta
    (66.67%)
    2.Pangio kuhlii (33.33%)