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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

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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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