Blyth's loach
Syncrossus berdmorei
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A loach from Myanmar (Irrawaddy, Sittaung and Salween basins) and neighbouring parts of India and Thailand, from clear streams and rivers. It can be belligerent. It reaches 25 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Syncrossus berdmorei
- Family
- Botiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Botiidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Botia berdmorei, Botia hymenophysa
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 21–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 25 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 365 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 180 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 5
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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