Familia: Balitoridae
Vanmanenia intermedia es un balítórido de agua dulce originario de arroyos de montaña del S de China. Alcanza 7.4–10.8 cm; temperatura 18–26 °C.
Vanmanenia intermedia, a member of the family Balitoridae, comes from southern Chinese mountain streams, 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 7.4–10.8 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 18–26 °C range. Other Vanmanenia species in our database include Vanmanenia pingchowensis, Vanmanenia stenosoma, Vanmanenia gymnetrus.
Nivel medio: la estabilidad del agua importa más que el equipo. Calm but assertive around its chosen perch. Singly or in a loose group on open rockwork.
Mantén el agua a 18–26 °C. 18–26 °C typical for the genus. Cool, highly oxygenated water.
Alcanza 7.4–10.8 cm; es bottom-dwelling on rock surfaces. Acuario mínimo de 140 L.
Grazes rock surfaces; feed spirulina-rich foods. Dos pequeñas comidas al día.
Sí, con criterio. Calm but assertive around its chosen perch — combínalo con Hillstream loaches of similar size — Graze side by side on open stone. Aleja Warm-water community fish — Need different temperatures.
De arroyos de montaña del S de China: fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocks, con very strong, highly oxygenated current.
En acuario: spawning unknown in home aquaria. Difficult to distinguish.