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Name
Scientific name
Serpenticobitis octozona
Described by
Authority Roberts, Year 1997
Family
Serpenticobitidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 6 credited
Summary
Serpenticobitis octozona is a small loach apparently endemic to the Sekong River basin in southern Laos, part of the lower Mekong system. S…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
55mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 75 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 23–26°C, pH 6–7
Hardness
2–10dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Laos, Mekong, Sekong
Writing
Etymology
From the Latin octo, meaning 'eight', and zona, meaning 'belt or 'girdle', in reference to the colour pattern on the body of this species.
Distribution
The type series was collected from the Sekong River basin in southern Laos, part of the lower Mekong system, and this species is apparently endemic to that are…
Habitat
Restricted to shallow, fast-flowing, highly-oxygenated headwaters and minor tributaries characterised by stretches of riffles and runs broken up by pools or ca…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 75 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered
Maintenance
Not difficult to maintain under the correct conditions meaning we strongly recommend keeping it in a tank designed to resemble a flowing stream or river with a…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Omnivorous although the bulk of the diet probably consists of small insects, worms, crustaceans and other zooplankton with only relatively small amounts of pla…
Behaviour and compatibility
Fishes which inhabit similar biotopes in nature, especially those which swim in open water such as Danio, Devario, Mystacoleucus, smaller Barilius, plus some P…
Sexual dimorphism
Unreported.
Reproduction
Unreported.
Notes
This species exhibits some interesting behaviour including a degree of social interaction plus the ability to cling to vertical or overhanging surfaces. It's s…
References
References
6 on this profile