Familie: Balitoridae
Sewellia albisuera ist ein Bachschmerle aus Vietnam. Länge 4.8–7 cm, Temperatur 18–26 °C.
Sewellia albisuera, a member of the family Balitoridae, comes from Vietnam, where it inhabits fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocks. Calm but assertive around its chosen perch and grazes rock surfaces; feed spirulina-rich foods, it grows to 4.8–7 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 18–26 °C range. Other Sewellia species in our database include Sewellia lineolata, Sewellia breviventralis.
Mittlerer Anspruch. Calm but assertive around its chosen perch; Singly or in a loose group on open rockwork.
Halte das Wasser bei 18–26 °C. 18–26 °C typical for the genus. Cool, highly oxygenated water.
Endgröße: 4.8–7 cm. Minimum: 59 L.
Grazes rock surfaces; feed spirulina-rich foods. Zwei kleine Portionen täglich.
Calm but assertive around its chosen perch. Empfohlene Mitbewohner: Hillstream loaches of similar size — Graze side by side on open stone. Meide Warm-water community fish — Need different temperatures.
Stammt aus Vietnam; lebt in fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocks. Very strong, highly oxygenated current; requires very high dissolved oxygen.
In der Zucht: spawning unknown in home aquaria. Difficult to distinguish.