The moss rat is a bottom-dwelling fish, and the general small and medium tropical fish can basically be mixed with it, and the area of activity is different, so there will be no conflict. Moss squid lives in Xishuangbanna, China (the lower reaches of the Lancang River) and Thailand, where the water temperature is 23-27°C. It lives in the sandy bottom and shallows of the river where the flowing water slows down. It relies on the suction cup-shaped mouth obliquely downward to move slowly by sticking to water plants, rocks, etc., while brewing moss or leftover food to remove waste from the aquarium. The optimum water temperature is 23 to 28 degrees.

The moss mousefish can grow up to 180 mm in length as an adult , It is not difficult to raise, and it belongs to omnivorous fish. The moss squid that lives in the sandy shoal of the river bank relies on the suction cup-shaped mouth that is inclined downward to move by sucking and sticking to aquatic plants, rocks and other objects.