Platypharodon Extremus (Platypharodon extremus)

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

Tibetan Plateau waters

Artübersicht

Platypharodon extremus is a Cyprinidae from Tibetan Plateau waters. Its home water is snowmelt: cool, fast and oxygen-saturated, with hot summers as the main threat. It uses the whole water column. Adults reach 11.2–16.5 cm. Singly or in small groups in long tanks. Keep it cool, moving and oxygen-rich; summer temperatures above 24 °C are the real danger. 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

• Cold-water catfish of similar bulk — Share the cool, current-rich regime

Nicht vergesellschaften mit

• Small fish — Will be eaten

Zucht & Hinweise

Geschlechtsdimorphismus

Males often slimmer and more colourful

Fortpflanzungsart

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