{"id":42592,"date":"2026-06-25T00:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/shop\/pakistani-loach-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T01:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T22:42:29","slug":"pakistani-loach","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/shop\/pakistani-loach\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani loach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mts-care-guide\">\n<h3>Pakistani Loach (Yo-Yo Loach) \u2013 Care Guide<\/h3>\n<p>The Pakistani Loach (<em>Botia almorhae<\/em>), also called the Yo-Yo Loach, is a lively, sociable bottom-dweller from rivers of India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Named for the &#8220;Y-O-Y-O&#8221; pattern that develops on adults, these active fish are entertaining community members and highly effective at controlling unwanted snail populations.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Temperature<\/th>\n<td>24\u201329 \u00b0C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>pH<\/th>\n<td>6.0\u20138.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Hardness<\/th>\n<td>3\u201312 dGH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Min. Tank Size<\/th>\n<td>120 L (30 gal) for a group of 4\u20135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Care Level<\/th>\n<td>Beginner to Intermediate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Temperament<\/th>\n<td>Active \/ Playful (boisterous; not ideal with slow or delicate fish)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Diet<\/th>\n<td>Omnivore \u2014 sinking pellets, bloodworms, frozen foods, blanched vegetables. Natural snail controller.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Compatibility<\/th>\n<td>Medium community fish \u2014 Barbs, Danios, Tetras, robust Corydoras. Avoid delicate or slow fish.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Keep in groups of 4\u20135 minimum. Provide caves, driftwood, and hiding spots \u2014 nocturnal and enjoy tight spaces. Fine sand substrate protects their sensitive barbels. Weekly 25% water changes. Can make audible clicking sounds at the surface \u2014 completely normal. Reach 10\u201315 cm.\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani Loach (Yo-Yo Loach) \u2013 Care Guide The Pakistani Loach (Botia almorhae), also called the Yo-Yo Loach, is a lively,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[319,303],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-42592","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-freshwater-aquariums","product_cat-live-fishes","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/42592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/42592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=42592"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=42592"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=42592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}