Familia: Nemacheilidae
Triplophysa orientalis es un loquita de arroyo de agua dulce originario de aguas del altiplano tibetano. Alcanza 12.6–18.5 cm; temperatura 18–26 °C.
Triplophysa orientalis is a Nemacheilidae from Tibetan Plateau waters. In the wild it prefers hill-streams and riffles over pebbles; in the aquarium it stays peaceful bottom-dweller. Plan on 12.6–18.5 cm of adult fish at 18–26 °C. Related profiles: Triplophysa bleekeri, Triplophysa dalaica, Triplophysa leptosoma.
Dificultad: moderada. Peaceful bottom-dweller; burrows in fine sand.
Mantén el agua a 18–26 °C. 18–26 °C typical for the genus. Cooler, stable range preferred.
Alcanza 12.6–18.5 cm; es bottom-dwelling. Acuario mínimo de 411 L.
Omnivorous bottom-feeder — sinking pellets, frozen foods. Forraja sobre smooth pebbles and coarse sand: deja que parte del alimento llegue al fondo.
Sí, con criterio. Peaceful bottom-dweller; burrows in fine sand — combínalo con Small calm cyprinids — Occupy a different water layer. Aleja Large predators — Loaches are on the menu.
De aguas del altiplano tibetano: hill-streams and riffles over pebbles, con strong, well-oxygenated current.
En acuario: spawns over sand and plants; eggs are abandoned. Females rounder-bodied.