Ainu Eight Barbeled Loach (Lefua nikkonis)

Pflegeparameter

Temperatur

15–25 °C

pH

6.8–7.5

GH-Härte

8–18 dGH

Größe ausgewachsen

6–8.8 cm

Mindestaquarium

93 L

Schwimmebene

Bottom-dwelling

Schwierigkeit

Mittel

Charakter

Peaceful bottom-dweller; burrows in fine sand

Herkunft

Japan

Artübersicht

From the waters of Japan comes Lefua nikkonis, a member of the family Nemacheilidae. A sand-sifting bottom resident most active after the lights fade. It lives on the bottom. Adults reach 6–8.8 cm. Loose groups of 5+; loneliness makes them shy. Choose sand over gravel, feed after dusk, and keep ammonia at zero — loaches punish neglect visibly. Maintain 15–25 °C at pH 6.8–7.5. Undemanding once its core needs are met.

Natürlicher Lebensraum

Lebensraum

Hill-streams and riffles over pebbles

Strömung

Strong, well-oxygenated current

Gelöster Sauerstoff

Requires well-oxygenated water

Aquascaping & Technik

Substrat

Smooth pebbles and coarse sand

Harte Dekoration

Stacked stones forming crevices

Pflanzen

Anubias and other hardy attachers

Charakter, Fütterung & Vergesellschaftung

Schwarmverhalten

Loose groups of 5+; loneliness makes them shy

Fütterung

Omnivorous bottom-feeder — sinking pellets, frozen foods

Empfohlene Mitbewohner

• Other peaceful bottom fish — Share the lower water without conflict

Nicht vergesellschaften mit

• Boisterous feeders — Outcompete slow, nocturnal eaters

Zucht & Hinweise

Geschlechtsdimorphismus

Females rounder-bodied

Fortpflanzungsart

Spawns over sand and plants; eggs are abandoned