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Name

Scientific name

Nemacheilus pallidus

Described by

Authority Kottelat, Year 1990

Family

Nemacheilidae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 3 credited

Summary

Nemacheilus pallidus is a nemacheilid loach from the Mae Klong, Chao Phraya and Mekong systems in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. It …

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 23–26°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

Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Chao Phraya, Dong Nai, Mae Klong, Mekong

Writing

Etymology

Not written yet

Distribution

A relatively widespread species native to the Mae Klong and upper Chao Phraya river systems in Thailand plus the Mekong basin in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and V…

Habitat

Inhabits streams and small rivers with clear to turbid water, variable flow and substrates of mud, sand or small rocks. In the Nam river, Loei province, northe…

Aquarium size

An aquarium with a base measuring 60 ∗ 30 cm or more is recommended.

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Maintenance

Not difficult to maintain under the correct conditions meaning we recommend designing the aquarium to resemble a flowing stream or river with a substrate of va…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Nemacheilus species are omnivorous although the bulk of their diet consists of small insects, worms, crustaceans and other zooplankton with only relatively sma…

Behaviour and compatibility

Fishes which inhabit similar biotopes in nature constitute the best options, especially peaceful, open water-dwelling cyprinids since the presence of one or tw…

Sexual dimorphism

Adult females are likely to be slightly larger and heavier-bodied than males. Mature males possess a suborbital flap with a pair of tubercules on the inner fac…

Reproduction

Unrecorded.

Notes

N. pallidus can be distinguished from the majority of congeners by body patterning comprising 14-19 short, dark vertical bars on each flank, 13-16 saddle-like …

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