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Name
Scientific name
Barbucca diabolica
Described by
Authority Roberts, Year 1989
Family
Barbuccidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 13 credited
Summary
Barbucca diabolica is a small 'scooter' loach from the upper-middle Kapuas basin in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, with one specimen f…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
50mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–25°C, pH 5.5–7.5
Hardness
1–10dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Indonesia, Malaysia
Writing
Etymology
diabolica: in allusion to the glowing red eyes and 'spiked' tail characteristic of the species.
Distribution
Most of the type series was collected from a series of tributaries between the settlements of Sintang and Putussibau in the upper-middle Sungai (river) Kapuas …
Habitat
Not much information is available - the Bornean type specimens were all found in small forest streams but no further details are given. A 1997 survey of fish s…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 60 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent is recommended.
Maintenance
To see it at its best furnish the tank with a sand/gravel substrate and add some water worn rocks of varying sizes arranged to form plenty of nooks, crannies a…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Little is known of this species' natural diet although presumably it feeds on small crustaceans, insect larvae and other invertebrates. In the aquarium it's pr…
Behaviour and compatibility
Not especially robust and should not be kept with much larger or more competitive fishes. Miniature schooling cyprinids such as Boraras, Microdevario, smaller …
Sexual dimorphism
According to Roberts (1989) both sexes possess tubercules on the caudal peduncle which extend above and in front of the anal fin, a feature seen in some other …
Reproduction
No records exist.
Notes
Barbucca spp. are uncommon in the aquarium trade but available periodically. There exist several undescribed species and it's possible that more than one has b…
References
References
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