Siamese Tiger Perch
October 28th, 2015 — 2:51pm
The massive decline in wild populations, hypothesised to be in excess of 90% since the mid-1980s, is thought to have been caused by a variety of factors, including habitat alteration due to construction of dams and other infrastructure, removal of riparian vegetation, and urban pollution, plus over fishing for both human consumption and the aquarium trade.
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November 2nd, 2014 — 8:08pm
Lobocheilos species are specialised grazers of periphyton, benthic algae, and other organisms which grow attached to rocks and other solid surfaces, and they typically leave visible scrape marks in places where they have been feeding.
They are by no means herbivorous and should be offered meaty foods such as live or frozen chironomid larvae (bloodworm), Tubifex, Artemia, chopped prawn, etc., along with good quality, sinking dried products, at lea…
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November 2nd, 2014 — 7:00pm
The majority of Lobocheilos species are endemic to the Greater Sunda Islands of Borneo, Sumatra, and Java, and are uncommon in the aquarium trade, but the widespread Indochinese taxa L. melanotaenia and L. rhabdoura are available on a sporadic basis.
L. melanotaenia can be distinguished from L. rhabdoura by the following comb…
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Fire Bar 'Danio'
July 26th, 2013 — 2:40pm
A peaceful species suited to a well-chosen community aquarium.
There are plenty of potential tankmates including many cyprinids, loaches, cichlids, catfishes and characins, although as always proper research is essential in order to avoid problems.
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Chiangmai Stream Goby
June 21st, 2013 — 4:11pm
This species has been exported for the ornamental trade but often labelled as the congener R. mekongianus.
Although the two do appear relatively similar R. chiengmaiensis can be identified by a combination of external characters including: presence of 5 irregular dark markings on the body (vs. 7-8 i…
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April 18th, 2013 — 4:54pm
This species has previously been considered synonymous with both O. ornatus and O. pulchellus but is currently considered to be distinct following (Tejavej, 2012).
It can be distinguished from congeners by a combination of characters including: small caudal spot presen…
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March 13th, 2012 — 1:25pm
Not a commonly species in the aquarium hobby but sporadically available in shipments of wild fishes from Thailand.
Following Kottelat (1990) it’s a member of a group of species possessing a complete or near-complete lateral line, 8 ½ branched dorsal-fin rays, 17 branched caudal-fin rays and lacking sexual dimorphism (the latter is not strictly true – see above).
Its colour pattern is quite distinctive, howe…
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March 13th, 2012 — 1:24pm
While some laterally-striped members of the genus look very similar to one another the combination of silvery body, dark-edged scales and dark caudal peduncle blotch set C. reticulatus uniquely apart.
The names Crossocheilus tchangi, Epalzeorhynchos coatesi and E. stigmaeus are all now considered synonyms of the species but were erected because the fish vary, most often in minor aspects of patt…
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March 13th, 2012 — 1:24pm
Predominantly a riverine fish favouring clear, well-oxygenated, running water with substrates of sand or gravel and often present in rock and boulder-filled headwater streams.
In the Mun River, close to the Pak Mun dam, Thailand, sympatric species included Hampala dispar, Cyclocheilichthys apogon, Osteochilus hasseltii,…
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March 13th, 2012 — 1:24pm
It’s also been collected in more open areas but wherever it is found the substrate is composed of boulders, smaller stones, sand and/or gravel along with decomposing plant material. From images we’ve seen typical habitats are composed of short sections of rocky rapids interspersed by deeper pools with exposed bedrock.
Rainboth describes how he collected a large group of…
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