Feeds on small crustaceans, insect larvae and water worms. In captivity, insects, small crustaceans, water worms, stems and leaves of tender plants. It can also be fed with bean cake, bean dregs, coarse bran, etc.. , which can be appropriately combined with fish meal and silkworm pupae. The loach often feeds on the leftover feed of other fish, so the loach is called the cleaner in the fish pond. Loaches like to eat earthworms, aquatic insects, daphnia and crustaceans. They also eat some filamentous algae, plant roots, stems, leaves and humus. If food is reduced, you will also eat mud and algae. If you are a farmed loach, you can eat foods such as soybean cake and rice bran. Please click to go to the picture caption.1. Wild loachWild loach prey on plankton, aquatic insects, crustaceans, aquatic higher plant debris, algae, etc. They are also known to eat a variety of other food items. Sometimes also eat underwater humus or sludge.