River
Tachia
2 profiles across 1 family name the Tachia as a locality.
- Species
- 2
- Families
- 1
- Photographed
- 2 of 2
- Difficulty rated
- 2 of 2
Shares fishes withspecies recorded from both
Hemimyzon formosanus
Balitoridae · Boulenger, 1894
Max length
100mm SL3.9in SL
Tank
120 × 30cm48 × 12in
Temp
16–22°C61–72°F
pH
6.5–8.0
Current knowledge suggests that H. formosanus is the most widely-distributed and following Chen and Fang (2009) it can be distinguished by the following suite of characters: 3+7 dorsal-fin rays; 10-12 pectoral-fin rays (modally 11) +9-11 (modally 10)...
Sinogastromyzon puliensis
Balitoridae · Liang, 1974
Max length
80mm SL3.1in SL
Tank
75 × 30cm30 × 12in
Temp
20–24°C68–75°F
pH
6.0–8.0
This species is a relatively recent addition to the hobby but considering the number of specimens allowed to be collected for scientific research is highly restricted by the Taiwanese Council for Agriculture it seems odd that it's become available at all. Indeed it appears that those in the trade are collected and exported on an illegal basis (T-Y Liao, pers. comm.)...