30 Best Types of Loach : Rare & Common Aquarium Fish - Loaches List

This video contains a list of 30 different loach fish species (rare & common loaches) in the aquarium fishkeeping hobby; let us know if we included any you haven't previously heard of before and others we have missed for future videos.
You can view detailed information about all of the loaches AND MORE on our website here aquadiction.world/loaches/
We hope you enjoy the video :)
0:00 - Intro
0:12 - Arrow Loach - Nemacheilus masyai
0:22 - Bengal Loach - Botia dario
0:33 - Black-Lined Loach - Ambastaia nigrolineata
0:43 - Blue Botia - Yasuhikotakia modesta
0:54 - Burmese Border Loach - Botia kubotai
1:04 - Chain Loach - Ambastaia Sidthimunki
1:15 - Chinese Hillstream Loach - Pseudogastromyzon cheni
1:25 - Clown Loach - Chromobotia macracanthus
1:36 - European Weather Loach - Misgurnus fossilis
1:46 - Fork-tailed Loach - Vaillantella cinnamomea
1:57 - Gold Ring Butterfly Sucker - Sewellia lineolata
2:07 - Golden Zebra Loach - Botia Histrionica
2:18 - Green Tiger Loach - Syncrossus Hymenophysa
2:28 - Horse Face Loach - Acantopsis dialuzona
2:39 - Hovering Zebra Loach - Yunnanilus cruciatus
2:49 - Kuhli Loach - Pangio kuhlii
3:00 - Nemacheilus paucimaculatus
3:10 - Panda Loach - Yaoshania pachychilus
3:21 - Rosy Loach - Petruichthys sp. 'rosy'
3:31 - Saddleback Loach - Homaloptera Orthogoniata
3:42 - Schistura Spilota
3:52 - Skunk Loach - Yasuhikotakia morleti
4:03 - Spined Loach - Cobitis taenia
4:13 - Splendid Loach - Yasuhikotakia splendida
4:24 - Stone Loach - Barbatula barbatula
4:34 - Sucking Loach - Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
4:45 - Sucking Loach var Gold - Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
4:55 - Sumo Loach - Schistura balteata
5:06 - Yoyo Loach - Botia Almorhae
5:16 - Zebra Loach - Botia striata0:00 - Intro
0:12 - Arrow Loach - Nemacheilus masyai
0:22 - Bengal Loach - Botia dario
0:33 - Black-Lined Loach - Ambastaia nigrolineata
0:43 - Blue Botia - Yasuhikotakia modesta
0:54 - Burmese Border Loach - Botia kubotai
1:04 - Chain Loach - Ambastaia Sidthimunki
1:15 - Chinese Hillstream Loach - Pseudogastromyzon cheni
1:25 - Clown Loach - Chromobotia macracanthus
1:36 - European Weather Loach - Misgurnus fossilis
1:46 - Fork-tailed Loach - Vaillantella cinnamomea
1:57 - Gold Ring Butterfly Sucker - Sewellia lineolata
2:07 - Golden Zebra Loach - Botia Histrionica
2:18 - Green Tiger Loach - Syncrossus Hymenophysa
2:28 - Horse Face Loach - Acantopsis dialuzona
2:39 - Hovering Zebra Loach - Yunnanilus cruciatus
2:49 - Kuhli Loach - Pangio kuhlii
3:00 - Nemacheilus paucimaculatus
3:10 - Panda Loach - Yaoshania pachychilus
3:21 - Rosy Loach - Petruichthys sp. 'rosy'
3:31 - Saddleback Loach - Homaloptera Orthogoniata
3:42 - Schistura Spilota
3:52 - Skunk Loach - Yasuhikotakia morleti
4:03 - Spined Loach - Cobitis taenia
4:13 - Splendid Loach - Yasuhikotakia splendida
4:24 - Stone Loach - Barbatula barbatula
4:34 - Sucking Loach - Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
4:45 - Sucking Loach var Gold - Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
4:55 - Sumo Loach - Schistura balteata
5:06 - Yoyo Loach - Botia Almorhae
5:16 - Zebra Loach - Botia striata
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[@Aquadiction]

Want to discover even more loaches? We have listed 33 (at time of posting) on our website here aquadiction.world/loaches/

[@Aquafinity]

Wow, that's a lot of loaches! Never heard of the bengal and skunk loaches, but they sure look great.

[@Aquadiction]

Believe it or not there's actually over 1249 species of loach! We will have to redo this video at some point lol

[@Aquafinity]

@@Aquadiction Wow, that's a lot! There's probably even more to be discovered. The beauty of nature :)

[@audrameyer9558]

Wow...so many cool loaches! I have a few Yoyos and Kulis. They are so silly! Thanks for this fantastic video 🤗

[@Aquadiction]

Did you find your YoYo loaches lost colour intensity as they matured?

[@audrameyer9558]

@@Aquadiction Actually, come to think of it, yes they have. Interesting.

[@Aquadiction]

It’s a shame they lose that brightness from when they are young, we currently have 8 yo-yo loaches, we ordered 8 golden zebra loaches (these don’t lose any vividness as they grow) but two places now sent yo yos…. You would think the shops know what they are doing but hey ho, we are keeping 3 and my sisters a very happy chappy getting more free fish from us lol!

[@akvaristugur9479]

very nice sharing friend

[@Aquadiction]

Your welcome, thank you for taking the time to comment bud :)

[@kebunbahagiabersama3351]

This is very helpful to identify different varieties.

[@Aquadiction]

Thanks for the comment buddy, we have 28 of them listed on our website here if that helps you further with complete profiles aquadiction.world/loaches/ will be adding more loaches soon to reach 40/50

[@kebunbahagiabersama3351]

@@Aquadiction ❤️👍

[@VishnuVishnu-kh1xz]

Beautiful

[@Aquadiction]

Thanks for the comment buddy :) appreciate it!!

[@markkinnersley5134]

Didn't realise they was so many, good video

[@Aquadiction]

Thanks buddy, can always count on your support :) FYI if you want some free red panda barbs in a month or so let us know and we will set some aside for you, got hundreds now lol!

[@markkinnersley5134]

@@Aquadiction how big to they grow to like, if they don't get to big ill take some thanks alot, just I don't really want to set anymore tanks up cos of electricity going rite up, that's why I never asked ya for anymore endlers like I was wanting to, I've took a couple tanks down so only got one big tank set up and rest all small tanks

[@Aquadiction]

Oh yeah it’s a bloody nightmare isn’t it, well they are maybe a little bigger than a tiger Barb fully grown and will probably take another 3 months to get large enough to rehome so check back in with us around that time and hopefully bills will come back down soon! We are probably going to keep pulling eggs daily for a few more months so no rush we should have plenty available!! We are also starting up breeding some ruby and longfin cherry barbs so you can have a pick of a few types once things get back to normal (don’t feel like you have to take on any if barbs aren’t your thing bud lol) just know the offer is there 👌🏻👍👍

[@markkinnersley5134]

@@Aquadiction yeah I like barbs I've already got some 5 banded barbs what look like tiger barbs only these are nice and pieceful, are the panda barbs pieceful or aggressive

[@akkoakk4966]

I have Blackline torpedo loaches, Homalopteroides smithi, Pygmy khuli loaches, and hovering zebra loaches. Best fish

[@Aquadiction]

Thanks for the comment, would love to get our hands on some Homalopteroides smithi! Love the hovering zebra loach's they have done so well in our fish room over the past 3 years we have had them :)

[@kennysfishroom]

Nice to see loaches getting some air time currently have or kept most of these , current species count at 32

[@Aquadiction]

Do you have 32 loach species or do you mean fish species in general bud? Loaches are amazing, sure we missed some botias somewhere

[@kennysfishroom]

@@Aquadiction curently 32 loach species

[@Aquadiction]

​@@kennysfishroom WOW!!!! If you ever want to film a tour of your fish tanks and want us to publish it on our channel (obviously, give you full props and a link to your username/account). Please let us know. That sounds like an awe-inspiring collection that I would absolutely love to see, buddy!!

[@kebunbahagiabersama3351]

Fan of loach. Wish some of the varieties shown is available at our local pet shop.

[@Aquadiction]

Yea agree, to be fair though many of them can be found in online shops but i guess it depends what country you live in and how you feel about having fish shipped to you!? Thanks for another comment, its very much appreciated :) :)

[@FishRfun]

I got a golden zebra loach today, but the European Weather loach looks very interesting. Also just ordered 4 more roseline sharks (denison barbs) to go along with the 4 I got earlier today. I just think they'll be happier in a group of 8

[@Aquadiction]

Are they golden zebra loaches or mis sold as yoyo loaches like ours were? If they aren't golden zebra loaches you are very lucky as this is our bucket list loach, any photos or videos you want to share let us know!!

[@FishRfun]

@@Aquadiction can't tell from your comments if your bucket loach is the yoyo or zebra

[@LoachClown]

Now I have brown kuhli, yo-yo, and gold dojo loach. Gonna keep adding more

[@Aquadiction]

Sounds like the start of a good collection buddy! Have you seen the Crimson Loach that wasn't in this video but has been added to our website here aquadiction.world/species-spotlight/crimson-loach/ ? stunning fish, hopefully do a species spotlight on them soon!

[@LoachClown]

@@Aquadiction wow those little dudes are pretty. They remind me of the darters I used to catch in eastern kentucky in the streams as a kid. Thank you for showing me those, might have to get 10 or so.

[@Aquadiction]

@@LoachClown your welcome buddy :)

[@Aquadiction]

Did we miss any loaches in this video? Please leave a comment to let us know for future videos :)

[@godlukie]

How about the Schistura coruscans? Can't seem to find anything on them.

[@Aquadiction]

@@godlukie is that a type of stone loach? Interesting!!

[@godlukie]

@@Aquadiction Yes, please. It's a threatened species that is currently included on the IUCN Red List. I wish there was more information on it.

[@Aquadiction]

@@godlukie If we can find anything on it we will def do a profile on our website for it, there are a ton of types of stone loaches (and other types) we have never heard of before turning up in the UK right now so will keep an eye out for it :)

[@godlukie]

@@Aquadiction that would be awesome! Excellent video, by the way! 💯

[@ferdyan9752]

I have schistura savona, is it schistura spilota? I'm very confused between the two

[@GeekTalkBrandonG]

I just bought a ornate tiger loach. Are they pretty aggressive?? I can't tell if he/she is chasing my tetras or swimming with em.

[@Aquadiction]

Hmm tough one, our loaches are very playful and like to swim with other fish, esp botia! But I would class some botia as semi aggressive if their belly's aren't full. Have you noticed any of the tetras have any tails nipped? If not I think your okay, they are just super active which seems strange as they look like fish that would be chilling on rocks and substrate more than they actually do!

[@cnk454545]

They can be aggressive and territorial

[@Uathankicks]

Gyrinocheilus aymomieri is not a true loach. Absent, Misgurnus Anguillicaudatus the eastern weather loach. Great pictures in the video 👍

[@Aquadiction]

Thanks for the feedback bud! Will def have to redo this video in the future as have at least 15 more loaches we can add now! the western weather loach is one we hadn’t thought of so thankful for the suggestion 👍👍👍

[@danif7757]

Just bought a Borneo. Don't think that I saw it it on the video

[@Aquadiction]

Thanks for the comment Dan, yea will have to redo this video at some point as we have 5-6 on our website here aquadiction.world/loaches/ that aren't in the video (and visa versa). When we can double it to 60 we will redo this one :) Thanks again for taking the time to comment bud :)

[@spotify3597]

I have two Burmese Border Loach in my tank I don't know how to identify male or female.

[@Aquadiction]

When mature the females are noticeably rounder/fatter than the males and slightly larger, hopefully that helps but if you have both sexes when mature you should be able to spot it fairly easy. Its pretty much the same for all botia and a lot of loaches in general! :)

[@TripleJAquatics]

FISHtatsic!

[@Aquadiction]

Great to hear from you triple J!! Hope you and your family have a good new year buddy

[@TripleJAquatics]

@@Aquadiction appreciated, yall too

[@titasdas9473]

Bengal loach is native fish in our area

[@Aquadiction]

Thanks very much for the comment brother :) Do you get to see them fully grown? How big would you say they get in the wild bud?

[@girishmehrotra6820]

Bhai aap ki knowledge ki daad deta hu par itna collection milega kaisa mize loaches bohot pasand hai aap se request hai jub aap ne itni mehnat ki hai kripya thodi aur jayada mehnat karke woh shop bataye ya uska video banaye jaha se inko mangaya ja sake kripa hogi

[@Aquadiction]

आपकी टिप्पणी के लिए धन्यवाद। मैं सुझाव देना चाहूंगा कि आप अपने देश में Google खोज का प्रयास करें, और eBay पर भी जाँच करें। शायद वहाँ आपको मिज़ लोचेस का संग्रह मिल जाए।

[@skyco8407]

can i keep arrow loach with a betta fish?

[@skyco8407]

khuli*

[@Aquadiction]

@skyco8407 yes absolutely you should have no problem there!

[@skyco8407]

@@Aquadiction thank you i did more research and other people agree too

[@Aquadiction]

No worries your welcome bud

[@mystyleisdutch8732]

Hello, I have two real adult and healthy Emporer Botia from Myanmar. Any one have a price indication how much they are worth right now? Because i cannot find any price on the internet. Let me know!?!

[@Aquadiction]

Hi, my style. Thanks for the question. i have seen a couple for sale from $50 to $65 or £40 to £53 depending on where you're from. Hope that helps 🙂

[@mystyleisdutch8732]

@@Aquadiction Alright! I have given them a new place to stay @ aqua-zoo @ Leerdam! If your around in the Netherlands its definitely worth visit the aqua zoo. Its so beautiful with lots of different types of fish. They have over 12k visitors a year! With only 7,5 euros you can see my old friends swimming around in there new environment. Have Fun!

[@Aquadiction]

@mystyleisdutch8732 sounds like a great place to visit, I’m quarter Dutch with alot of family there! Another reason to visit for sure 🤞👍👍💯

[@binggaming6732]

I love loaches

[@Aquadiction]

Thanks for the comment bud, sorry for the slow reply, life's been getting in the way recently back getting back to normal now! Any particular favorite? The crimson loach is pretty cool but not in this video (on our website though)

[@binggaming6732]

@@Aquadiction dojo loach I love