Homaloptera ogilvie — representative photograph

Homaloptera ogilvie

Homaloptera ogilviei

In Stock Wild Caught

SKU: MBI-LOA-034

Homaloptera ogilviei is a small, mottled river loach that uses broad paired fins to rest and perch close to the substrate.

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Export Size
5.00 – 9.00 cm
Origin
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and western Kalimantan, Borneo; lot locality unspecified.
Temperature
20.0–25.5°C
pH
6.00–7.50
Reference fish have irregular dark patches, including a prominent saddle near the dorsal fin. The species can perch on vegetation and woody surfaces and is not restricted to bare torrent rocks. The supplier name ogilvie corresponds to the accepted spelling ogilviei. Its 5-9 cm shipping grade is retained as supplied; the specialist reference of about 5 cm standard length excludes the tail and is not presented as a measured total-length ceiling for this lot.
Species reference guidance is 20-25.5 C and pH 6.0-7.5. Use a mature aquarium with clean, well-oxygenated water, secure cover and several sheltered resting places. Confirm the supplier holding water and feeding response before transfer, and provide food where bottom-dwelling fish can reach it without competition. Include roots, stones and suitable plants, with quieter refuges as well as circulation. Specialist guidance recommends six or more conspecifics where space and feeding access permit. Offer small live or frozen invertebrate foods alongside suitable sinking foods; check that each fish is feeding.
MBI-LOA-034 (5 cm - 9 cm): 15 fish per bag; maximum 8 bags per box.
MBI-LOA-034: minimum 50 individual fish. Prices are per individual fish. Existing quotation and business terms govern shipment arrangements.

Species Parameters

Export Size Min 5.00 cm
Export Size Max 9.00 cm
Origin Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and western Kalimantan, Borneo; lot locality unspecified.
Habitat Clear oxygenated streams, including relatively slower stretches with roots, vegetation and leaf litter.
Temp Min 20.0 °C
Temp Max 25.5 °C
pH Min 6.00
pH Max 7.50

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Photo credits

Photo 1

Reference Homaloptera ogilviei from original scientific Figure 7 (Aqmal-Naser et al., 2023); not offered stock, size, sex or locality guarantee. Existing Wikimedia resized source downloaded unchanged; no local edits.

Photo: Aqmal-Naser M, Ali NA, Azmi NU, Fahmi-Ahmad M, Rizal SA and Ahmad AB (2023) · Homaloptera ogilviei (10.3897-BDJ.11.e100337) Figure 7.jpg · CC BY 4.0