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Name

Scientific name

Chanda siamensis

Described by

Authority Fowler, Year 1937

Family

Ambassidae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

Chanda siamensis is a small glass fish from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. An occasional import, it …

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

60mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 45 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Minimum height 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 22–27°C, pH 6.5–7.5

Hardness

8–15dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Temperament
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Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Not recorded

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam

Writing

Etymology

Not written yet

Distribution

Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia.

Habitat

It inhabits lowland rivers and flooded fields.

Aquarium size

45 ∗ 30 ∗ 30 cm - ~41 litres.

Maintenance

A dark substrate will help to make this shy species less nervous, and it will also display it's best colours. Provide cover by planting some areas of the tank …

Water conditions

Temperature: 22 – 27 °C pH: 6.5-7.5 Hardness: 8-15°H

Diet

Relatively unfussy, and will accept most live, frozen and dried foods.

Behaviour and compatibility

C. siamensis is peaceful and shy, and should not be combined with vigorous or aggressive species. Good tankmates include barbs, livebearers, smaller rainbowfis…

Sexual dimorphism

Unknown. Adult females will most likely be fuller in the belly when inbreeding condition.

Reproduction

Not thought to have been bred in captivity, although the process is probably similar to that of C. ranga.

Notes

This occasional import is sometimes offered for sale as C. ranga, the Indian glass fish. Unlike that species however, C. siamensis is an exclusively freshwater…

References

References

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