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Name
Scientific name
Mesonoemacheilus herrei
Described by
Authority Nalbant & Bãnãrescu, Year 1982
Family
Nemacheilidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 11 credited
Summary
Mesonoemacheilus herrei is a loach from the Anaimalai Hills of the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, southern India. It is unclear if it has eve…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
60mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 18–25.5°C, pH 6–7.5
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
India
Writing
Etymology
Mesonoemacheilus: from the Greek meso, meaning 'half', nema, meaning 'thread, filament', and cheilos, meaning 'lip', in reference to the relatively less deeply…
Distribution
Described from the Anaimalai Hills range of the Western Ghats mountains in southern India with type locality over 1000 m AMSL in the municipality of Valparai, …
Habitat
Inhabits clear, well-oxygenated, headwater streams and minor rivers. These are often shaded by surrounding forest cover with the substrate normally composed of…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with a base measuring at least 60 ∗ 30 cm is recommended.
Maintenance
Not difficult to maintain under the correct conditions; we strongly recommend keeping it in a tank designed to resemble a flowing stream or river with a substr…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Mesonoemacheilus spp. are omnivorous although the bulk of their diet consists of small insects, worms, crustaceans and other zooplankton with only relatively s…
Behaviour and compatibility
Fishes which inhabit similar biotopes in nature, especially small, open water-dwelling cyprinids constitute the best options, and one or two schools can make a…
Sexual dimorphism
Adult females are likely to grow slightly larger and be rounder-bellied than males when gravid. Males have a prominent suborbital flap and develop thickened pe…
Reproduction
Unrecorded in captivity and little has been written about its natural life history, but success with the congener M. triangularis was reported by an American a…
Notes
It's unclear if this species has ever been exported for the aquarium hobby outside of India but there may be a chance of finding the occasional specimen mixed …
References
References
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