Familia: Balitoridae
Butterfly Loach es un balítórido de agua dulce originario de Vietnam. Alcanza 3.8–5.6 cm; temperatura 18–26 °C.
A Balitoridae species native to Vietnam: Sewellia breviventralis lives bottom-dwelling over fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocks. Peaceful grazer; squabbles are brief pushes. Adults reach 3.8–5.6 cm. It is one of the aquarium-kept Sewellia species we profile, alongside Sewellia lineolata, Sewellia albisuera.
Nivel medio: la estabilidad del agua importa más que el equipo. Peaceful grazer; squabbles are brief pushes. Loosely social; crowding causes endless pushing.
Rango ideal: 18–26 °C. Evita cambios bruscos.
Tamaño adulto: 3.8–5.6 cm. Mínimo 38 L.
Algae and biofilm specialist; supplement with wafers. Combina pienso con alimentos congelados o vivos.
Peaceful grazer; squabbles are brief pushes. Compañeros recomendados: Other cool-water stream fish — Share the need for oxygen and flow. Evita Large aggressive cichlids — Disrupt the calm grazing regime.
De Vietnam: fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocks, con very strong, highly oxygenated current.
Breeding rarely reported in aquaria; presumed egg-scatterer. Difficult to distinguish.