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Loaches

54 products

Browse loaches alongside established algae grazers and shark-like relatives. Compare flow, social needs and adult size before choosing bottom-dwelling fish.

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54 products

Kuhli Loach (Acanthophthalmus kuhli) facing left on a bare glass tank floor, dark brown bars on a yellow body

Kuhli Loach (Acanthophthalmus kuhli)

24–27°C · pH 6.5

£2.39

Also in packs from £6.19

Siamese Algae Eater (Crossocheilus cf. langei) facing left on glass, black stripe running into the tail, grey backdrop

Siamese Algae Eater (Crossocheilus cf. langei)

22–27°C · pH 6–8

£4.99

Also in packs from £19.49

Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) facing left, orange body with three black bars and red fins, in a bare tank
Advanced

Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus)

24–30°C · pH 5–7 · 648L

£9.29

Also in packs from £23.99

Silver Flying Fox (Crossocheilus reticulatus) side on, with net-patterned scales and black tail spot, in a bare tank
Moderate

Silver Flying Fox (Crossocheilus reticulatus)

20–24°C · pH 6–7.5

£7.99
Chinese Algae Eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri), olive-brown with a dark side stripe, resting on a bare glass tank floor
Moderate

Chinese Algae Eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri)

22–26°C · pH 6–8 · 304L

£7.99
YoYo Loach (Botia lohachata) side on, dark brown bands and cream spots, barbels down, on a bare glass tank floor

YoYo Loach (Botia lohachata)

24–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£6.29

Also in packs from £19.99

Brown Kuhli Loach (Pangio cf. kuhlii), plain brown, lying on the glass floor of a bare tank, side view facing left
Easy

Brown Kuhli Loach (Pangio cf. kuhlii)

24–28°C · pH 5.5–7.5 · 60L

£5.99
Rainbow Shark (Epalzeorhynchos frenatum), side view, dark grey body and bright red fins, in a bare glass tank
Moderate

Rainbow Shark (Epalzeorhynchos frenatum)

24–26°C · pH 6.5–8 · 243L

£5.99
Reticulated Hillstream Loach (Sewellia lineolata) side on, gold with dark net markings, resting on a bare glass floor

Reticulated Hillstream Loach (Sewellia lineolata)

20–24°C · pH 6–7.5 · 68L

£11.99
Red Tail Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor) side on, velvety black body and bright red tail, in a bare glass tank
Moderate

Red Tail Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor)

23–26°C · pH 6.5–7.5 · 120L

From £5.19Some sizes on sale
Doctor Fish (Garra rufa) side on, facing left, mottled olive body and dark tail spot, on a bare glass tank floor.
Moderate

Doctor Fish (Garra rufa)

14–20°C · pH 6–8 · 243L

From £3.99Some sizes on sale

Also in packs from £29.99

Albino Rainbow Shark (Epalzeorhynchos frenatum) in side view: pinkish-white body, red fins, red eye, bare grey tank

Albino Rainbow Shark / Red-Finned Shark (Epalzeorhynchos frenatum)

24–26°C · pH 6.5–8 · 243L

£5.19
Blue Botia (Botia modesta) facing left on a bare glass tank floor, blue-grey body, orange fins, dark spot at tail base
Advanced

Blue Botia, Orange-Finned L (Botia modesta)

23–28°C · pH 6–8 · 304L

From £12.59Some sizes on sale
Horseface Loach (Acanthopsis choirorhynchos) facing left on bare glass, sandy body with dark brown blotches.
Moderate

Horseface Loach (Acanthopsis choirorhynchos)

243L

£6.99
Kubotai Loach (Botia kubotai) side view facing left, dark with yellow marbling, on a bare glass tank floor
Moderate

Kubotai Loach (Botia kubotai)

22–28°C · pH 6–7.5 · 250L

£18.99
Eel Kuhli Loach (Pangio sp.), a slender plain olive-brown eel loach lying side-on on the floor of a bare glass tank

Eel Kuhli Loach (Pangio sp.)

22–27°C · pH 6.5–7.5

£5.99
Black Gold Chinese Algae Eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri), golden with a black side stripe, resting on glass, facing left

Black Gold Chinese Algae Eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri)

25–26°C · pH 6–8 · 304L

£7.99
Sucker-Belly Loach (Pseudogastromyzon myersi) side view on bare glass, yellow-spotted, orange-edged dorsal fin

Sucker-Belly Loach (Pseudogastromyzon myersi)

22–23.9°C · pH 6.5–7.5 · 68L

£18.99
Gold Chinese Algae Eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri), side view, yellow with a dark side stripe, in a bare glass tank

Gold Chinese Algae Eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri)

22–26°C · pH 6–8

£5.19
Panda Garra (Garra flavatra) side view, dark and golden bands, red-tinged fins, resting on glass in a bare tank

Panda Garra (Garra flavatra)

22–27°C · pH 6.5–7.5 · 81L

£19.99
Redtail Garra (Garra panitvongi) side on, olive body, blue snout stripe, orange-red tail, resting on bare glass
−10%

Redtail Garra (Garra panitvongi)

22–27°C · pH 6–8

£26.09£28.99
Spotted Garra (Garra spilota) side view, mottled bronze body with dark blotches and red fins, on a bare glass floor
−15%

Spotted Garra (Garra spilota)

22–26°C · pH 6–7.5 · 81L

£11.04£12.99
Breviventralis Hillstream Loach (Sewellia breviventralis), side view, mottled olive-brown with spotted fins, bare tank

Breviventralis Hillstream Loach (Sewellia breviventralis)

£22.99
Four YoYo loaches (Botia lohachata) with silver bodies and dark Y-shaped markings swim left in a bare glass tank.

4 × YoYo Loaches (Botia lohachata)

£19.99

Help with your choice

River specialists and sheltered bottom dwellers

Hillstream loaches, Sewellia and related river grazers need attention to oxygen, flow and suitable feeding surfaces. Kuhli loaches use sheltered areas and a different feeding plan. This established collection also retains Garra, sucking loaches and freshwater sharks; their shared position near the bottom does not give them one temperament or adult-space requirement.

Discuss the right aquarium
A pack is a sale unit, not a stocking plan

The named offers include individual fish and explicitly labelled packs of three, four, five or ten. Read the selected listing and plan the species’ social group separately. Some loaches may eat snails or small invertebrates, while other fish here defend territories. Choose animals for suitable lifelong housing and food rather than buying them solely to clean algae or remove snails.

Discuss the right aquarium