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Name
Scientific name
Systomus orphoides
Described by
Authority Valenciennes, Year 1842, Bracketed
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 9 credited
Summary
Systomus orphoides is a large cyprinid ranging from Myanmar to Vietnam and south through Peninsular Malaysia to Borneo, Sumatra and Java. I…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
250mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 200 cm, Minimum depth 60 cm, Minimum height 60 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 18–26°C, pH 6–8
Hardness
2–20dGH
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
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Borneo, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Chao Phraya, Hanthayaw, Mae Klong, Mekong, Rajang, Suriya, Tonlé Sap
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Type locality is 'Java, Indonesia', but thsi species is currently considered to have a wide range extending eastwards from northern India and Myanmar via Thail…
Habitat
Mostly inhabits flowing tributaries, large streams, and their surrounding floodplains. The fish move into inundated agricultural areas and forests during the w…
Aquarium size
Base dimensions of at least 200 ∗ 60 ∗ 60 cm or equivalent are required for long-term care.
Maintenance
Not difficult to keep in a well-maintained set-up, though we recommend aquascaping the tank to resemble a flowing stream or river with a substrate of variably-…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Wild fish are probably foragers feeding on diatoms, algae, organic detritus, small insects, worms, crustaceans, and other zooplankton. In the aquarium it's eas…
Behaviour and compatibility
This species is quite boisterous and can easily intimidate less robust species with its size and activity, especially at feeding times. In a spacious aquarium …
Sexual dimorphism
Adult males develop a more intense colour pattern than females and exhibit noticeable tubercules on the head when in spawning condition. Adult females tend to …
Reproduction
Possibly unrecorded in aquaria but cultured in some numbers as a food fish in its native countries. Like others in the genus it's an egg-scatterer that exhibit…
Notes
Not often available in the aquarium trade and most often encountered as bycatch among shipments of other fishes. Following Kottelat (2001) it can be distinguis…
References
References
10 on this profile