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Name
Scientific name
Syncrossus hymenophysa
Described by
Authority Bleeker, Year 1852, Bracketed
Family
Botiidae
Common names
Green Tiger Loach
Photograph credits
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Summary
The green tiger loach, Syncrossus hymenophysa, is a botiid loach from Sumatra and Borneo, and the Pahang and Perak systems of Peninsular Ma…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
210mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 150 cm, Minimum depth 45 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 25–30°C, pH 5–7.5
Hardness
1–12dGH
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
Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Described from close to the city of Palembang, therefore presumably the Musi River basin, South Sumatra province, Sumatra, Indonesia, and since recorded from e…
Habitat
S. hymenophysa has been recorded in various habitat types from small, upland, headwater streams to main river channels and lakes. During the wet season it migr…
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
Not written yet
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 sometimes confused with S. helodes, native to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and southern Vietnam, but differs in several ways, most obviously posses…
References
References
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