Familie: Balitoridae
Pseudogastromyzon laticeps ist ein Bachschmerle aus Bergbäche Südchinas. Länge 4.5–6.6 cm, Temperatur 20–26 °C.
A Balitoridae species native to southern Chinese mountain streams: Pseudogastromyzon laticeps lives bottom-dwelling on rock surfaces over fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocks. Peaceful grazer; squabbles are brief pushes. Adults reach 4.5–6.6 cm. It is one of the aquarium-kept Pseudogastromyzon species we profile, alongside Pseudogastromyzon cheni, Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus, Pseudogastromyzon myersi.
Mittleres Niveau: stabiles Wasser steht an erster Stelle. Peaceful grazer; squabbles are brief pushes. Loosely social; crowding causes endless pushing.
Ideal sind 20–26 °C ohne starke Schwankungen.
Endgröße: 4.5–6.6 cm. Minimum: 52 L.
Algae and biofilm specialist; supplement with wafers. Zwei kleine Portionen täglich.
Peaceful grazer; squabbles are brief pushes. Empfohlene Mitbewohner: Other cool-water stream fish — Share the need for oxygen and flow. Meide Large aggressive cichlids — Disrupt the calm grazing regime.
Sein natürlicher Lebensraum liegt in Bergbäche Südchinas, in fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocks.
In der Zucht: breeding rarely reported in aquaria; presumed egg-scatterer. Difficult to distinguish.