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Name
Scientific name
Garra flavatra
Described by
Authority Kullander & Fang, Year 2004
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Panda Garra
Photograph credits
All 14 credited
Summary
The panda garra (Garra flavatra) is a stream-dwelling cyprinid endemic to the Rakhine Yoma, or Arakan, mountain range in western Myanmar. I…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
90mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 90 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 22–27°C, pH 6.5–7.5
Hardness
2–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Myanmar, Baw Di Chaung, Kamyit Chaung, Kananmae Chaung, Kyar Chaung, Thandwe
Writing
Etymology
Garra: vernacular Gangetic name for a particular species of “sand-digger,” which Francis Buchanan-Hamilton applied as a generic name for bottom-dwelling cyprin…
Distribution
Endemic to the Rakhine Yoma/Arakan mountain range in Rakhine state, western Myanmar, which forms a natural barrier cutting off the state from the remainder of …
Habitat
The type locality is a shallow (~ 30 cm deep) section of the stream running close to the village of Leldee through what is described as 'low forest'. At time o…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base measurements of 90 ∗ 30 cm should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
Not difficult to keep in a well-maintained set-up, but a display arranged to resemble a flowing stream or river, with a substrate of variably-sized, water-worn…
Water conditions
Temperature: Normally said to prefer cooler conditions but temperatures in its native streams have been recorded between 22 – 27 °C during warmer months of the…
Diet
Although it will graze algae if available this species is not an exclusive herbivore. Offer meaty foods such as live or frozen chironomid larvae (bloodworm), T…
Behaviour and compatibility
Relatively peaceful and makes a good subject for the well-chosen, larger community of stream-dwelling Indochinese species. It isn't particularly tolerant of co…
Sexual dimorphism
Sexually mature males develop a series of noticeable tubercules on the head, along the lateral line and around the caudal peduncle, and tend to be slimmer in t…
Reproduction
Has been successfully and repeatedly bred at Hein Aquarium, an ornamental fish export firm based in Yangon, Myanmar. The company have been producing the specie…
Notes
G. flavatra first became available to the aquarium hobby in 2005 and became popular almost immediately. It's traded under various names including 'panda', 'clo…
References
References
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