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Name
Scientific name
Badis pyema
Described by
Authority Kullander & Britz, Year 2002
Family
Badidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 4 credited
Summary
Badis pyema is a slender badid known only from the remote, mountainous Putao area of Kachin state, northern Myanmar, in the Ayeyarwady syst…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
45mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 15–25°C, pH 6.5–7.5
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, Ayeyarwady, Nan Ho Chaung
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Known only from the remote, mountainous area of Putao in Kachin state, northern Myanmar. The type series was collected from the Nan Hto Chaung (Nan Hto stream)…
Habitat
The Nan Hto Chaung flows through forested hills and when the type series was collected was narrow (~3 m wide), shallow (< 0.5 deep in most places) and fast-…
Aquarium size
A pair or small group with a male and several females can be housed in a tank with a base measuring 60 ∗ 30 cm or more.
Maintenance
B. pyema 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 species th…
Water conditions
Temperature: This species is subject to seasonal temperature fluctuations in nature and is comfortable between 15 – 25 °C with even greater extremes being tole…
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
This species has been bred on several occasions in captivity. Members of this genus are cave spawners that form temporary pair bonds and are not usually too di…
Notes
Like most badids B. pyema is poorly documented in aquarium literature and has yet to find significant popularity in the hobby, though given its restricted natu…
References
References
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