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LOACHES

All loach aficionados welcome! Fish from the suborder Cobitoidei, with over a thousand species, from nano-sized to nearly two feet. Hillstream to Dojo to Kuhli to Horseface to Clown, we love them all. Relevant content of all kinds encouraged: tank pictures, stocking questions, fish health issues, ID inquiries, or just "loaching" around.

28k subscribers218 posts / mo in Sep 2026164 authors / mosince 2015

r/loaches has 28k members (+46% over the last 12 months). It gets about 218 posts a month from 164 people. Top topics: Ich and Rasboras, FishHealthIssues and Sexing Animals & Pets.

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Size and growth

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+46%in 12 months · +5.9% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 202628k
Growing28k subscribers
Data since Jun 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−31%vs Sep 2025 · −11% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026218
QuieterPeaked at 335 in Aug 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Ich and Rasboras1.4%
  2. FishHealthIssues1.1%
  3. Sexing Animals & Pets0.6%
  4. Aquarium Cycling0.6%
  5. Fin Rot Help0.6%

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