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Name
Scientific name
Gymnochanda verae
Described by
Authority Tan & Lim, Year 2011
Family
Ambassidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Gymnochanda verae is a small glassfish known only from the Gantung area of Belitung Island, in Indonesia's Bangka-Belitung Islands province…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
26mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement Low: still or sluggish water
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–28°C, pH 4–6
Hardness
1–5dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Species tank only
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Indonesia, Belitung
Writing
Etymology
Gymnochanda: from the Greek γυμνός, meaning 'naked', in reference to its scale-less body, and the generic name Chanda. verae: named for Vera Kasim, 'wife of ou…
Distribution
The type series was collected from 'Gantung area of Pulau Belitung, Indonesia', i.e., Belitung Island, Bangka-Belitung Islands province, and no additional popu…
Habitat
Unconfirmed, but congeners tend to occur in low altitude, swampy freshwater habitats containing still or slowly-moving, acidic water with substrates of silt an…
Aquarium size
Does not require a large aquarium but given its delicate nature and rarity minimum base dimensions of 60 ∗ 30 cm are suggested since smaller tanks are more sus…
Maintenance
A densely-planted tank with floating vegetation and roots, twigs or branches and natural leaf litter would seem appropriate. There's no need to use natural pea…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Small live foods such as Artemia, Daphnia, etc., should be considered essential, especially during the acclimatisation period, although frozen and dried altern…
Behaviour and compatibility
Unlikely to make an ideal community fish and best kept in a species-specific set-up, or perhaps alongside comparably-sized, equally peaceful species such as Bo…
Sexual dimorphism
Males develop extended dorsal and anal fin spines and posses red pigmentation in all unpaired fins, whereas females are basically colourless and lack extended …
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
G. verae has appeared in the ornamental trade but is evidently delicate and therefore recommended only to experienced aquarists. It can be distinguished from c…
References
References
1 on this profile