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Name
Scientific name
Schistura robertsi
Described by
Authority Kottelat, Year 1990
Family
Nemacheilidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 3 credited
Summary
Schistura robertsi is a small nemacheilid loach from the western slope of the Malay Peninsula in southern Thailand and Malaysia. It inhabit…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
56mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 80 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 18–30°C, pH 6–8
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Malaysia, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
Writing
Etymology
Schistura: from the Greek schizein, meaning 'to divide', and oura, meaning 'tail', in reference to the caudal-fin shape of many species. robertsi: named for Ty…
Distribution
This species is known from the western slope of the Malay Peninsula with distribution extending south from Tennasserim province, Myanmar to Trang province sout…
Habitat
Inhabits shallow, narrow branches of streams with substrates of sand, gravel or stone. At the type locality of Schistura udomritthiruji in Ranong Province, sou…
Aquarium size
Base dimensions of 80 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
Should not prove difficult to maintain under the correct conditions. We strongly recommend keeping it in a tank designed to resemble a flowing stream or river …
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Schistura species are omnivorous although the bulk of their diet consists of small insects, worms, crustaceans, and other zooplankton with only relatively smal…
Behaviour and compatibility
Not especially aggressive compared with some members of the genus but remains largely unsuitable for the 'general' community aquarium due to its somewhat speci…
Sexual dimorphism
Unknown, although sexually-mature females should appear rounder-shaped than males, especially when gravid.
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
This species may not yet have appeared in the aquarium hobby although possibly exported alongside similar-looking relatives such as S. cf. balteata. It can be …
References
References
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