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Name
Scientific name
Schistura spilota
Described by
Authority Fowler, Year 1934, Bracketed
Family
Nemacheilidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 5 credited
Summary
Schistura spilota is a nemacheilid loach known only from tributaries of the upper Ping River basin in Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailan…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
100mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–26°C, pH 6–7.5
Hardness
2–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Territorial
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Thailand, Chao Phraya, Ping
Writing
Etymology
Schistura: from the Greek schizein, meaning 'to divide', and oura, meaning 'tail', in reference to the caudal-fin shape of many species. spilota: from the Lati…
Distribution
Known only from tributaries of the upper Mae Nam Ping (Ping River) basin in Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand. The Ping is a major tributary of the Chao P…
Habitat
Inhabit riffles and flowing stretches of clear, well-oxygenated streams around watersheds and headwaters. These are usually shaded by forest cover with substra…
Aquarium size
Even a small group will need an aquarium with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 30 cm or similar.
Maintenance
Not difficult to maintain under the correct conditions. We strongly recommend keeping it in a tank designed to resemble a flowing stream or river with a substr…
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
This species is feisty and largely unsuitable for the general community aquarium. This is not to say it must be kept alone, rather that tankmates must be selec…
Sexual dimorphism
Young specimens can be tricky to sex accurately but mature males of many Schistura species tend to possess noticeably enlarged 'cheeks'; this being most obviou…
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
Not a commonly species in the aquarium hobby but sporadically available in shipments of wild fishes from Thailand. Following Kottelat (1990) it's a member of a…
References
References
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