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Species
4
Families
3
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Male individual from Pangkalan Bun, Borneo.

Betta uberis

Osphronemidae · Tan & Ng, 2006

Max length
36mm SL1.4in SL
Tank
45 × 30cm18 × 12in
Temp
22–27°C72–81°F
pH
4.0–6.0

Betta uberis is a small bubble-nesting labyrinth fish from peat swamp forests in Central and West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. Most records come from between the lower Arut and Kumai rivers near Pangkalan Bun. Known to aquarists as Betta sp. 'Sukadana' or B. sp. 'Pangkalanbun' before its description, it belongs to the B. coccina group and is named for its high count of 14 to 17 dorsal-fin rays, which also separates it from its nearest neighbour in the group, B. hendra.

Moderate
Adult male specimen.

Desmopuntius foerschi

Cyprinidae · Kottelat, 1982

Max length
55mm SL2.2in SL
Tank
80 × 30cm31 × 12in
Temp
20–28°C68–82°F
pH
5.0–7.0

Sometimes traded as the 'boomerang barb' or 'Foersch's fire barb', Desmopuntius foerschi is a cyprinid from East and Central Kalimantan, Borneo. Extra dark blotches between the second, third and fourth vertical bars, and a mark at the rear of the dorsal-fin base, set it apart from other vertically-striped congeners. It probably inhabits peat swamps and associated blackwater streams, and information on its range is scarce.

Easy
This species must be provided with a soft, ideally sandy, substrate to allow it to display natural behaviour.

Kottelatlimia hipporhynchos

Cobitidae · Kottelat & Tan, 2008

Max length
52mm SL2.0in SL
Tank
60 × 30cm24 × 12in
Temp
23–26°C73–79°F
pH
4.0–6.5

Kottelatlimia hipporhynchos is a small cobitid loach known only from Central Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo. It lives in slow-moving forest streams with clear, tannin-stained water over white sand, where it rests on the substrate or dives into it, so it must be given a soft sandy substrate. The largest member of the genus, it differs from its congeners in having papillae covering the lips, barbels and lobes of the mouth.

Moderate
This species is rarely-traded.

Kottelatlimia pristes

Cobitidae · Roberts, 1989

Max length
40mm SL1.6in SL
Tank
45 × 30cm18 × 12in
Temp
21–26°C70–79°F
pH
3.5–6.5

Kottelatlimia pristes is a small cobitid loach from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, the most widely-distributed member of its genus. It inhabits small, slow-moving forest streams and peat swamps with tannin-stained water, often in piles of leaf litter. It turns up occasionally in the trade, sometimes as bycatch among other species and under names such as 'Sumatran mini royal loach' or Cobitis cf. sumatranus.

Moderate