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Name
Scientific name
Badis juergenschmidti
Described by
Authority Schindler & Linke, Year 2010
Family
Badidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Badis juergenschmidti is a badid known only from the Ka Dat Chaung river system in Mon State, south-eastern Myanmar, part of the Sittaung d…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
50mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
6–7
Hardness
1–5dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Territorial
Social needs
A pair
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Myanmar, Ka Dat Chaung, Sittaung
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Currently known only from the type locality in the Ka Dat Chaung river system, Mon State, south-eastern Myanmar. This is part of the larger Sittaung River drai…
Habitat
In the description the type locality is described as a slow-flowing small river around 50 metres in width with very shallow (20 – 30 cm deep) water. The substr…
Aquarium size
A single pair or small group can be housed in a tank with a base measuring 60 ∗ 30 cm or more.
Maintenance
B. juergenschmidti will thrive in a well-structured set-up with a sand or gravel substrate plus plenty of water-worn rocks and pebbles to provide cover. Plant …
Water conditions
Temperature: A figure of 80.4 °F/26.9 °C was recorded at the type locality in the month of March. Mon has relatively stable air temperatures with an annual ave…
Diet
Badis species are micropredators feeding on small aquatic crustaceans, worms, insect larvae and other zooplankton. They can be a little picky in the aquarium a…
Behaviour and compatibility
Given its rarity in the hobby the emphasis should be on captive reproduction and we strongly recommend maintaining it alone. It is not a gregarious fish as suc…
Sexual dimorphism
Females are smaller, have duller patterning and a noticeably shorter, rounder-looking body profile then males. Males also develop slightly extended finnage as …
Reproduction
B. juergenschmidti has been bred in captivity on at least once occasion since it was first collected in March 2010. Members of this genus are cave spawners tha…
Notes
This species is essentially unknown in the hobby at time of writing. It was discovered by German aquarist Horst Linke in early 2010 and before official descrip…
References
References
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