Chain Loach

Please check the delivery dates below before placing your order.

Overview

Everything you need to know about Chain Loaches, at a glance:

• Common Names: Dwarf Loach, Pygmy Loach, Chain Botia, Ladderback Loach
• Scientific Name: Ambastaia sidthimunki
• Max Size: ~6cm
• Temperature Range: 24-28°C
• pH Range: 6-7, benefit from slightly soft/acidic conditions
• Compatibility: Peaceful, great addition to small community aquariums
• Plant Safe: Yes
• Area Of Origin: Thailand; Mae Klong basin
• Suitable Foods: Omnivorous, offer variety of sinking pellets/wafers formulated for community fish, as well as occasional live/frozen foods such as white mosquito larvae and brineshrimp
• Special Requirements: Keep in small, mixed groups to increase their confidence, use soft, sandy substrates to protect their delicate barbels, provide lots of hiding places in the form of rocks, wood, and dense vegetation, add some leaf litter to provide additional shelter and naturally reduce pH levels

How is this Chain Loach delivered?

All of our aquatic animals are dispatched from our livestock distributor and delivered directly to your door. Our distributor dispatches and delivers livestock packages on Wednesday and Thursday to avoid animals being in transit over the weekend.

After placing your livestock order, you will receive all the information needed to track your livestock order via email. If you have any problems regarding delivery, or concerns about the health/wellbeing of your animal(s) upon arrival, please contact us, Swell UK Ltd, immediately, or at least within 48 hours of receiving your livestock order.

Any other, non-livestock items that you purchase alongside livestock will be sent via standard or express delivery and arrive at your delivery address in a different package. This means that, depending on when you place your order, you may receive your non-livestock items before or after your livestock package.

For a detailed breakdown of when you can expect to receive your livestock package depending on the day you place your order, be sure to check the delivery details in the specifications below.

Above images for illustration purposes only. Exact colours, patterns, and size may vary between individuals.

Please note: The livestock that is sold on our online site is not held in store at our Swell shop, or available for collection from the shop. Species sold at our Swell store will differ from ones available to order to your door.