Grey-banded loach
Nemacheilus selangoricus
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A loach from fast forest streams with acidic water and sand-and-gravel bottoms, from the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, southern Thailand and Indonesian islands such as Sumatra and Belitung.
- Scientific name
- Nemacheilus selangoricus
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Nemacheilus kuiperi, Nemacheilus translineatus, Nemacheilus trans-lineatus, Nemachilus kuiperi, Nemachilus selangoricus, Noemacheilus selangoricus, Noemacheilus translineatus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–25 °C
- pH
- 5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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