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Xe Set

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Specimen from the German aquarium trade.

Annamia normaniVietnamese Giraffe Loach

Gastromyzontidae · Hora, 1931

Max length
100mm SL3.9in SL
Tank
120 × 30cm48 × 12in
Temp
16–22°C61–72°F
pH
6.0–7.5

Traditionally considered to be a micropredator feeding on insect larvae and suchlike (Rainboth, 1996), but a study by Herder and Freyhof (2006) revealed adult A. normani inhabiting the Duc My River in central Vietnam to be specialised grazers of cyanobacteria. In rapids the latter form hard encrustations on rock surfaces from which adults are able to bite chunks.

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