CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What kind of water quality do loaches need?

1. What kind of water quality does loach need?

There is mud on the bottom of the water, but the water quality is not very muddy. You can throw some vegetable leaves in it for it to eat.

2. Issues with water source quality in loach farming?

Definitely not. Pig farms often discharge sewage, which contains a lot of bacteria. It is easy to cause fish to overflow the pond. There have been many such fish deaths in our area, mainly caused by the discharge of wastewater from duck and pig farming.

3. Is it true that loaches pollute water quality?

No, it can only make the originally dirty water even dirtier. However, the scavenger fish is easy to raise and is specially used to purify water.

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus belongs to the family Cobitidae. Loach is called "the ginseng of the water". It is distributed in all parts of southern China. It is not common in the north but is also distributed everywhere. It can be harvested all year round, but it is most abundant in summer. After being caught, loach can be used fresh or dried. Loach lives in lakes and ponds, and is small in size, only three or four inches long. It has a round body, a short body, small scales under the skin, a dark blue color, and is covered with its own mucus, making it slippery and difficult to hold. It is a fish with high nutritional value. It is different from other fish in appearance, body shape, and living habits. It is a special loach. The body is slender, and the front section is slightly cylindrical. The back is flattened, the abdomen is round, the head is small, the mouth is small, and it is horseshoe-shaped. The eyes are small, and there are no spines under the eyes. There are 5 pairs of whiskers. The scales are extremely small, round, and buried under the skin. The back and sides of the body are gray-black, with many small black spots all over the body, and there are also many black spots on the head and fins. The spots on the dorsal and caudal fin membranes are arranged in rows, and there is a distinct black spot at the base of the caudal peduncle. The other fins are gray-white. Loaches are widely distributed in China, Japan, North Korea, Russia, and India along the coast of Asia. They are edible and used as medicine.