Physoschistura mango

A small brown-gold body with a dark flank stripe in non-nuptial males. Males can become orange-red; larger, rounder females are spotted.

Adult length

Up to 2.3 cm (standard length, without the tail fin)

Water temperature

20–26 °C

pH

6.5–8

Hardness

5–15 dGH

Natural habitat

Inhabits shallow wetlands and flooded grassland with clear water and dense aquatic vegetation.

Provide oxygenation and gentler flow instead of copying the torrent conditions of flattened hillstream loaches.