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Name
Scientific name
Pethia guganio
Described by
Authority Hamilton, Year 1822, Bracketed
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Glass Barb
Photograph credits
All 3 credited
Summary
The glass barb, Pethia guganio, is a small cyprinid widespread in the Ganges and Brahmaputra river systems of Bangladesh, Nepal and norther…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
65mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 75 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 18–26°C, pH 6–7.5
Hardness
5–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Brahmaputra, Gandaki, Ganges, Koshi, Yamuna
Writing
Etymology
guganio: appears to follow a local vernacular name for the fish.
Distribution
Widespread in Bangladesh, Nepal, and northern India where it occurs throughout the Ganges and Brahmaputra river systems plus most of their major tributaries. I…
Habitat
Inhabits slow-moving or standing bodies of water such as pools, ditches and minor rivers. One record pertains to a ditch close to the Brahmaputra river with sa…
Aquarium size
An aquarium measuring 75 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should prove of sufficient size to house a group.
Maintenance
Choice of décor is probably not critical though related species tend to show better colouration in a planted set-up with a dark substrate. The addition of some…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Probably a micropredator feeding on small insects, worms, crustaceans and other zooplankton in nature. In the aquarium it should accept dried foods of a suitab…
Behaviour and compatibility
Likely to be peaceful and do best maintained in a group of 8-10 specimens.
Sexual dimorphism
Unknown.
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
This species is poorly known in the aquarium hobby and little information regarding its captive maintenance exists. The Catalog of Fishes and FishBase now plac…
References
References
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