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Name

Scientific name

Badis tuivaiei

Described by

Authority Vishwanath & Shanta, Year 2004

Family

Badidae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 3 credited

Summary

Badis tuivaiei is a badid from northeastern India, described from the Tuivai and Irang rivers in the Barak system of Manipur state. It has …

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

85mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–24°C, pH 6.5–7.5

Hardness

5–10dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Territorial

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

India, Barak, Ganges, Ichamati, Irang, Tuivai, Wahumiam, Wanapha

Writing

Etymology

Not written yet

Distribution

Described from the Tuivai and Irang rivers, both tributaries of the Barak River in Manipur state, northeastern India and also recorded from the section of the …

Habitat

Not much information is available other than that at the Wahumiam locality the river was not very wide and contained shallow, slowly-moving, clear water at tim…

Aquarium size

A pair or harem with a single male and 2-4 females can be housed in a tank with a base measuring 60 ∗ 30 cm or more. Larger quarters are required if you wish t…

Maintenance

B. tuivaiei 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…

Water conditions

Temperature: 20 – 24 °C pH: Values of 8.4-9.2 have been recorded at localities in nature although the fish seem to thrive at around 6.5 – 7.5 in captivity. Har…

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…

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 such and rival males can be very aggressive towards one another, especially in smaller tanks. In these cases only a single pair or one male and several females should be purchased but in roomier surroundings a group can coexist provided there is space for each male to establish a territory and plenty of broken lines of sight. The clever placement of caves can help enormously in this respect; do not be tempted to cluster all the available spawning sites in one area of the tank, for example.

If you do intend to house it in a community tankmates must be chosen with care. It is slow-moving with a retiring nature and may be intimidated or outcompeted for food by larger/more boisterous tankmates. Peaceful, pelagic cyprinids such as Trigonostigma or smaller Rasbora species make good choices as do diminutive river catfishes such as Akysis and Hara spp.

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Sexual dimorphism

Females are considerably smaller, have duller patterning and a noticeably shorter, rounder-looking body profile then males. Males also develop extended finnage…

Reproduction

This species was bred in aquaria for the first time in 2006-2007 by Dutch aquarist and SF member Stefan van der Voort. Members of this genus are cave spawners …

Notes

This fish has yet to appear in the aquatic trade and only been exported in extremely limited numbers to date. Specimens collected from the Wahumiam River close…

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