Bronze Gudgeon (Coreius heterodon)

Pflegeparameter

Temperatur

18–26 °C

pH

6.5–7.5

GH-Härte

5–15 dGH

Größe ausgewachsen

11.2–16.5 cm

Mindestaquarium

327 L

Schwimmebene

Active throughout the water column

Schwierigkeit

Mittel

Charakter

Calm giants; anything swallowable is food

Herkunft

Yangtze basin, China

Artübersicht

Cyprinidae species Coreius heterodon comes from Yangtze basin, China. A cold, torrent-dwelling cyprinid of the plateau rivers — treat it like a temperate trout-stream fish, not a tropical. It uses the whole water column. Adults reach 11.2–16.5 cm. Singly or in small groups in long tanks. Plan for chillers or a cool room, strong flow and excellent oxygen — heat kills where hunger cannot. Maintain 18–26 °C at pH 6.5–7.5. A rewarding species for the aquarist who reads before buying.

Natürlicher Lebensraum

Lebensraum

Clear streams and rivers over gravel

Strömung

Moderate, well-oxygenated current

Gelöster Sauerstoff

Appreciates well-oxygenated water

Aquascaping & Technik

Substrat

Fine gravel and sand

Harte Dekoration

Water-worn stones and driftwood

Pflanzen

Hardy rooted plants along the margins

Charakter, Fütterung & Vergesellschaftung

Schwarmverhalten

Singly or in small groups in long tanks

Fütterung

Accepts most foods; give it greens as well as protein

Empfohlene Mitbewohner

• Other large temperate cyprinids — Match size, temperature and diet

Nicht vergesellschaften mit

• Warm-water tropicals — Need different temperatures

Zucht & Hinweise

Geschlechtsdimorphismus

Males often slimmer and more colourful

Fortpflanzungsart

Spawning follows cold-season floods in nature; rarely in aquaria