Familie: Balitoridae
Beaufortia szechuanensis ist ein Bachschmerle aus China. Länge 6–8.8 cm, Temperatur 18–26 °C.
A Balitoridae species native to China: Beaufortia szechuanensis lives bottom-dwelling on rock surfaces over fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocks. Peaceful grazer; squabbles are brief pushes. Adults reach 6–8.8 cm. It is one of the aquarium-kept Beaufortia species we profile, alongside Beaufortia kweichowensis, Beaufortia leveretti, Beaufortia liui.
Mittleres Niveau: stabiles Wasser steht an erster Stelle. Peaceful grazer; squabbles are brief pushes. Loosely social; crowding causes endless pushing.
18–26 °C, stabil geführt; pH 6.5–7.5, GH 5–15 dGH.
Ausgewachsen 6–8.8 cm. Wegen seiner Lebensweise (Bottom-dwelling on rock surfaces) sind 93 L oder mehr sinnvoll.
Algae and biofilm specialist; supplement with wafers. Ergänze Futter mit Frost- oder Lebendfutter.
Peaceful grazer; squabbles are brief pushes; Loosely social; crowding causes endless pushing. Gute Partner: Other cool-water stream fish — Share the need for oxygen and flow.Nicht mit Large aggressive cichlids — Disrupt the calm grazing regime.
Stammt aus China; lebt in fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocks. Very strong, highly oxygenated current; requires very high dissolved oxygen.
In der Zucht: breeding rarely reported in aquaria; presumed egg-scatterer. Difficult to distinguish.