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Name
Scientific name
Kottelatlimia katik
Described by
Authority Kottelat & Lim, Year 1992
Family
Cobitidae
Summary
Kottelatlimia katik is a miniature cobitid loach from Johor in Peninsular Malaysia and the Batang Hari drainage of Sumatra, reaching 13.5 m…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
14mm, standard length
Tank size
Minimum length 45 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Temperature and pH
Temperature 23–26°C, pH 3.5–6.5
Hardness
0–5dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries
Not recorded
Supporting text
Etymology
Kottelatlimia: named for icthyologists Maurice Kottelat and Kelvin K. P. Lim, the authors who originally described K. katik, type species of the genus. katik: …
Distribution
This species was described from preserved specimens discovered in a jar with the paratypes of Nagaichthys filipes and thought to originate from Mawai, Johor st…
Habitat
Most commonly found in small, slow-moving forest streams associated with blackwater peat swamps. Such habitats are typically shaded from the sun by marginal ve…
Aquarium size
Given its adult size this species could theoretically be kept in a very small volume of water but given its rarity and somewhat specialised needs we wouldn't r…
Maintenance
Not difficult to keep but must be provided with a soft, sandy substrate since some of its time is spent completely buried, or with only eyes protruding. When c…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Chiefly a micropredator sifting mouthfuls of substrate through the gills from which insect larvae, small crustaceans and suchlike are extracted. In captivity o…
Behaviour and compatibility
Not especially robust and shouldn't be kept with much larger or more competitive fishes. Small schooling cyprinids are ideal as are anabantoids such as Sphaeri…
Sexual dimorphism
In mature males the first branched pectoral-fin ray is enlarged with 6-7 fine serrae (spine-like projections) running along the inner edge. Adult females are t…
Reproduction
Unrecorded in aquaria.
Notes
We're unaware of this species having yet appeared in the aquarium trade although a few private collectors have experience with it. Among congeners it uniquely …
References
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