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Name
Scientific name
Physoschistura mango
Described by
Authority Conway & Kottelat, Year 2023
Family
Nemacheilidae
Common names
Rosy Loach
Photograph credits
All 17 credited
Summary
The rosy loach, Physoschistura mango, is a miniature nemacheilid loach from waters around Hopong in Shan State, eastern Myanmar, where it i…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
30mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–26°C, pH 6.5–8
Hardness
5–15dGH
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, Salween
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
This fish is collected alongside Danio margaritatus which was initially thought restricted to a single locality around 1,040 m AMSL near the town of Hopong in …
Habitat
The type locality of Danio margaritatus is an area of permanently-flooded grassland formed by the damming of a spring for agricultural purposes. The water is o…
Aquarium size
Base dimensions of 60 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent are required despite its diminutive size since this species is very active and should be maintained in numbers.
Maintenance
Best kept in a densely-planted tank and an excellent choice for the carefully-aquascaped set-up. The addition of some floating plants and driftwood roots or br…
Water conditions
Temperature: 20 – 26 °C pH: 6.5 – 8.0; a value of 7.3 was recorded at the habitat near Hopong. Hardness: 5 – 15 dGH
Diet
Likely to be a micropredator feeding chiefly on small insects, worms, crustaceans, and other zooplankton in nature. In the aquarium it must be offered items of…
Behaviour and compatibility
Peaceful and surprisingly bold for its size, though still likely to be intimidated or outcompeted for food by much larger or more boisterous tankmates. Small c…
Sexual dimorphism
Adult females are noticeably larger and rounder-bellied than males and have a brownish base body colour overlaid with many irregular dark spots and small blotc…
Reproduction
This species is an egg-scattering spawner that shows no parental care, although it can be difficult to find females as often only the colourful males are expor…
Notes
This species was traded for years under the fictitious scientific name 'Tuberoschistura arakensis', as an undescribed Yunnanilus sp., or as Y. sp. 'orange' or …
References
References
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