Gastromyzon unknown01 Profile

[Martin Thoene]

*Work in progress* AWAITING ANY FURTHER INPUT FROM HENDRA

Scientific Name: Gastromyzon unknown01
AKA Gastromyzon species SK01

Common name: Hillstream loach

Synonyms: None

Distribution: South Kalimantan, Indonesia

Sexual Dimorphism: Females probably plumper all over than males.

Maximum size: 2 inches (5 cm)

Similar to: Other Gastromyzon species

Care: Inhabit fast flowing streams over sand, gravel and rocks. Aquarium must duplicate these conditions as fish have very high oxygen requirements.

See: Hillstream Loaches: Specialists at Life in the Fast Lane for more detailed explanation.

With all Gastromyzon species, care is broadly the same. All need excellent water-flow and aeration, numerous rocky hiding places and smooth pebbles and boulders to graze over. Lighting should be bright to encourage algal growth in the aquarium. Plants are not necessary as the fish do not normally encounter them in the wild, but they will help with water-quality. Suitable plants for high-flow environments are Anubias and Microsoreum. These will grow on rockwork or driftwood.

Feeding: Good quality flake, sinking pellets, algae wafers, thawed frozen Bloodworm, Mysis Shrimp, blanched Spinach, Kale, natural algae an advantage.

Water parameters: pH:7.0-8.0 Hardness: Medium Max dh: 12

Temperature: 75.2ºF to 82ºF (24-27.7°C)

Breeding: Not bred in aquaria.

Notes: This fish was collected by Hendra Budianto in the wild and designated SK01 for reference purposes.



Caption: Gastromyzon unknown01 (SK01)
Credit: Hendra Budianto


Caption: Gastromyzon unknown01 (SK01)
Credit: Hendra Budianto


Caption: Gastromyzon unknown01 (SK01), Head detail
Credit: Hendra Budianto


Caption: Gastromyzon unknown01 (SK01). Nose shows trauma after a territorial battle
Credit: Hendra Budianto


Caption: Gastromyzon unknown01 (SK01). traumatized nose detail
Credit: Hendra Budianto


Caption: Gastromyzon unknown01 (SK01).
Credit: Hendra Budianto

[Martin Thoene]

Shari, to avoid confusion between Hendra's "SK" numbers, can we redesignate this profile as "Gastromyzon unknown01" and change the current unknown01 I (did the other day) to unknown05 please?

Martin.

[Martin Thoene]

Right, this is now uploaded and published on the Community as Gastromyzon unknown01. I edited the index entry which mentioned u01 as being possibly G. ridens. It is linked from the new Index there.

The entry in our revised Index here u01 will becom u05 when I upload it onto the Community. That way, Hendra's SK numbering system won't confuse with our designations.

Jeff, I had tremendous problems uploading one of the photos from My Pictures after renaming the files. The files are gastromyzon_unknown01_01, 02, 03, etc. For some reason my My pictures file was showing a thumbnail and giving up another picture. One of the pictures here in this profile I still cannot get to upload as itself. I think it's my computer, not the new system that's the problem though.

I'll see what happens after I re-boot. Anyhow, after having a brain-fart on how to insert a pic into the profile, I managed it OK and I've designated all the photos with a "related to" entry to the profile. No photo search bit though, 'cos i don't get how to do that.....is it something you do in the smart file?

Martin.

[shari2]

I made the changes in the index here, and will be finishing adding the other unknowns today. Will mail the updated index (including synonym corrections) to Jeff a bit later.

[shafer]

Jeff, I had tremendous problems uploading one of the photos from My Pictures after renaming the files. The files are gastromyzon_unknown01_01, 02, 03, etc. For some reason my My pictures file was showing a thumbnail and giving up another picture. One of the pictures here in this profile I still cannot get to upload as itself. I think it's my computer, not the new system that's the problem though.

I'll see what happens after I re-boot. Anyhow, after having a brain-fart on how to insert a pic into the profile, I managed it OK and I've designated all the photos with a "related to" entry to the profile. No photo search bit though, 'cos i don't get how to do that.....is it something you do in the smart file?

Martin.

Looks good Martin! I took care of the missing photo that was causing problems.

The photo search is a "Smart Folder" that searches for photos in /species index/photos for any item with the text "Gastromyzon unknown01" (or whatever) in the title or description, and then sorts them by date and displays thumbnails. The reason I said I'll try to make them is because I'm trying to figure out a faster way to do it than manually each time! I've got a whole level of site access above the managers that allows me to edit the objects directly, so maybe I'll figure out something there. I just want to save you some time...

[Martin Thoene]

Sounds good to me!

Martin.