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Beaufortia cyclica

Gastromyzontidae · Chen, 1980

Max length
40mm SL1.6in SL
Tank
80 × 30cm31 × 12in
Temp
16–24°C61–75°F
pH
6.0–8.5

Beaufortia cyclica is a hillstream loach known from a handful of localities in the Xi River drainage and the Tuoniang river system in southern China. Its flattened head and body and horizontal paired fins form a sucking cup that lets it cling to rocks in shallow, fast-flowing, highly-oxygenated headwaters. Kottelat (2012) states that B. cyclica may be a synonym of B. elongata.

Moderate
A typically-patterned subadult of the age and size at which this species is usually offered for sale.

Sinibotia robustaKansu Loach

Botiidae · Wu, 1939

Max length
100mm SL3.9in SL
Tank
120 × 30cm48 × 12in
Temp
20–25.5°C68–78°F
pH
6.5–8.0

The Kansu loach, Sinibotia robusta, is a botiid loach from the Zhu Jiang (Pearl River) system in Guangxi, southern China. Its deeper, stockier body separates it from other Sinibotia. With S. pulchra it is the most commonly traded member of the genus, and the two are often imported in mixed batches. Young fish have around 6 dark bars that usually bifurcate as they mature.

Moderate