Tasseled-mouth Loach
Formosania lacustris
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- Scientific name
- Formosania lacustris
- Family
- Gastromyzontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gastromyzontidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Crossostoma lacustre, Crossostoma tengi, Formosania gilberti, Formosania lacustre, Homaloptera formosana, Homaloptera formosanum
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–24 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Herbivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Not evaluated (NE)
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