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Name
Scientific name
Pethia tiantian
Described by
Authority Kullander & Fang, Year 2005, Bracketed
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 5 credited
Summary
Pethia tiantian is a small cyprinid known only from the remote, mountainous area of Putao in Kachin state, northern Myanmar. Both known loc…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
50mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 75 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 15–25°C, pH 6.5–7.5
Hardness
1–5dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Myanmar, Ayeyarwady
Writing
Etymology
Pethia: the generic vernacular name for small cyprinids in the Sinhala language. tiantian: deciated to the authors' two sons Didi (Mandarin Chinese for earth, …
Distribution
Known only from the remote, mountainous area of Putao in Kachin state, northern Myanmar. The holotype and most of the type series was collected from the Nan Ht…
Habitat
The Nan Hto Chaung flows through forested hills and at time of collection was narrow (~3 m wide), shallow (< 0.5 deep in most places), and fast-moving with …
Aquarium size
Base dimensions of at least 75 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent are required.
Maintenance
Choice of décor is not especially critical though it tends to show better colouration in a heavily-planted set-up with a dark substrate. The addition of some f…
Water conditions
Temperature: This species is subject to seasonal temperature fluctuations in nature and should be comfortable between 15 – 25 °C with even greater extremes bei…
Diet
Wild fish are probably foragers feeding on diatoms, algae, organic detritus, small insects, worms, crustaceans, and other zooplankton. In the aquarium it's eas…
Behaviour and compatibility
Generally very peaceful making it an ideal resident of the well-researched community aquarium. Fishes inhabiting similar biotopes in nature, especially compara…
Sexual dimorphism
Adult males are noticeably smaller, slimmer, and have a more intense colour-pattern than females, the flanks assuming a coppery-orange colouration in nuptial i…
Reproduction
We're yet to receive details of a successful aquarium spawning but recommendations for related species are as follows: Like most small cyprinids Pethia spp. ar…
Notes
P. tiantian is only exported occasionally although an undescribed fish often traded as 'Burmese bumblebee barb' is sometimes mislabelled with its name. It was …
References
References
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