Familie: Balitoridae
Metahomaloptera longicauda ist ein Bachschmerle aus Bergbäche Südchinas. Länge 4.5–6.6 cm, Temperatur 18–26 °C.
Metahomaloptera longicauda, a member of the family Balitoridae, comes from southern Chinese mountain streams, where it inhabits fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocks. Peaceful grazer; squabbles are brief pushes and algae and biofilm specialist; supplement with wafers, it grows to 4.5–6.6 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 18–26 °C range. Other Metahomaloptera species in our database include Metahomaloptera omeiensis.
Mittleres Niveau: stabiles Wasser steht an erster Stelle. Peaceful grazer; squabbles are brief pushes. Loosely social; crowding causes endless pushing.
Ideal sind 18–26 °C ohne starke Schwankungen.
Endgröße: 4.5–6.6 cm. Minimum: 52 L.
Algae and biofilm specialist; supplement with wafers. Ergänze Futter mit Frost- oder Lebendfutter.
Peaceful grazer; squabbles are brief pushes. Empfohlene Mitbewohner: Hillstream loaches of similar size — Graze side by side on open stone. Meide Warm-water community fish — Need different temperatures.
Aus Bergbäche Südchinas: fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocks, mit very strong, highly oxygenated current.
Breeding rarely reported in aquaria; presumed egg-scatterer. Difficult to distinguish.