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Name
Scientific name
Syncrossus beauforti
Described by
Authority Smith, Year 1931, Bracketed
Family
Botiidae
Common names
Chameleon Loach
Photograph credits
All 3 credited
Summary
The chameleon loach, Syncrossus beauforti, is a botiid loach from Thailand and southern Myanmar, including the Chao Phraya and the Ataran R…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
250mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 150 cm, Minimum depth 45 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 22–30°C, pH 6–7.5
Hardness
2–12dGH
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
Myanmar, Thailand, Ataran, Chao Phraya, Kasat, Mae Klong, Tadi
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Described from 'Tadi stream' in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern (peninsular) Thailand but subsequently recorded from neighbouring Trang province and muc…
Habitat
Images of the Ataran River habitats depict flowing sections of forest-shaded, seemingly well-oxygenated headwaters with clear water, a mixed sand/rock substrat…
Aquarium size
Minimum base dimensions of 150 ∗ 45 cm or equivalent are required for long-term care.
Maintenance
All botiids need a well-structured set-up although the actual choice of décor is more-or-less down to personal taste. A natural-style arrangement could include…
Water conditions
Temperature: 22 – 30 °C pH: Seems to prefer slightly acidic to neutral water in the range 6.0 – 7.5. Hardness: 2 – 12 dGH
Diet
While Syncrossus spp. appear to be chiefly carnivorous by nature they will also eat vegetative matter if available, sometimes including soft-leaved aquatic pla…
Behaviour and compatibility
Can be belligerent and should not be kept with much smaller fishes as they may be intimidated by its size and sometimes very active behaviour. Slow-moving, lon…
Sexual dimorphism
Adult females should be noticeably stockier than males and probably grow larger, too. Other differences have yet to be documented as far as we know.
Reproduction
Appears not to have been bred in aquaria. Presumably a seasonal, migratory spawner in nature.
Notes
This species is very similar in appearance to S. berdmorei which is native to India and Myanmar, and has been widely mislabelled under that name in older aquar…
References
References
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