Feeding on small crustaceans, insect larvae and water worms. When artificially raised, insects, small crustaceans, water worms, stems and leaves of tender plants, etc. Can also be fed with bean cake, bean dregs, coarse bran, etc. , can be properly matched with fish meal and silkworm chrysalis. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus often feeds on the leftovers of other fish, so Misgurnus anguillicaudatus is called a cleaner in a fish pond. Misgurnus likes to eat earthworms, aquatic insects, Daphnia and crustaceans. They also eat filamentous algae, roots, stems, leaves and humus of plants. If there is less food, you will eat mud and algae. If it is farmed loach, you can eat bean cake, rice bran and other foods. Please click to enter the picture description. 1. Wild loach preys on plankton, aquatic insects, crustaceans, aquatic higher plant debris and algae. Sometimes they eat underwater humus or sludge.