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Name
Scientific name
Batasio tigrinus
Described by
Authority Ng & Kottelat, Year 2001
Family
Bagridae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Batasio tigrinus is a small bagrid catfish that appears endemic to the Khwae Noi basin, often called the River Kwai, in western Thailand. T…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
80mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 17–23°C, pH 6–7
Hardness
3–15dGH
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
Thailand, Khwae Noi, Mae Klong
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Appears endemic to the Mae Nam (river) Khwae Noi basin, often referred to as the River Kwai, with type locality between the settlements of Sangkhla Buri and Th…
Habitat
Batasio spp. are obligate inhabitants of headwater streams and the upper reaches of smaller rivers characterised by shallow, fast-flowing, highly-oxygenated st…
Aquarium size
A tank with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
Not difficult to maintain under the correct conditions but largely unsuitable for the 'general' community aquarium. We recommend keeping it in a set-up designe…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Likely to feed small aquatic crustaceans, worms, insect larvae and other zooplankton in nature, and the captive diet should therefore comprise largely of small…
Behaviour and compatibility
Not especially competitive and should not be kept with much larger or more aggressive fishes. Suitably-sized, peaceful, schooling cyprinids are ideal, or if ge…
Sexual dimorphism
In some congeners males are reported to possess a clearly visibly, elongate genital papilla anterior to the anal fin.
Reproduction
Success has been achieved with at least two other members of the genus. Spawning can apparently be triggered by performing one or more large, 50-70%, water cha…
Notes
Members of the genus Batasio are characterised by the following combination of characters; laterally-compressed body shape; presence of large sensory pores on …
References
References
1 on this profile