Thanks to our fearless trailblazer and pioneer Wesley Wong
fugupuff
we got access to this rare jewel -- https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...r-rare-list-from-all-around-the-world.682201/
Here is what Wes said about it: "Luciobarbus brachycephalus Albino - Snake like barb, with mouth like catfish - originally from Kasakhstan. First time in the USA. They are eating cut shrimp and pellets already, seem to be pretty easy to keep. 5" $175.00 each only a few pieces, I would say pretty rare."
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FishBase: Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae> Barbinae
FishBase: max 90 cm / 105 cm male/female; 66 cm / 62 cm common size; max 22 kg.
Fishing World Records 70 - 120+ cm; 3 - 23 kg; 24 years.
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; potamodromous.
Climate: Temperate
Eurasia: Caspian and Aral sea basins; River Chun (Kasakhstan).
Biology: Matures at ~60 cm. Deep river runs o/gravel, stone, reservoirs, lakes, canals. In freshened sea parts, <25 m deep. Prey mainly on benthic crustaceans. Migrates w/o feeding up to larger tributaries to spawn in fast water o/hard bottom. At spawning sites take mainly insects, other fish juvies, rarely algae, seeds, other plant material. Fisheries: commercial. Status: Vulnerable.
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My pair have been very easy, munching on anything. I offer mostly pellets and cut fish. I must surmise it is farmed in the area, because these are albino.
Here is what Wes said about it: "Luciobarbus brachycephalus Albino - Snake like barb, with mouth like catfish - originally from Kasakhstan. First time in the USA. They are eating cut shrimp and pellets already, seem to be pretty easy to keep. 5" $175.00 each only a few pieces, I would say pretty rare."
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FishBase: Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae> Barbinae
FishBase: max 90 cm / 105 cm male/female; 66 cm / 62 cm common size; max 22 kg.
Fishing World Records 70 - 120+ cm; 3 - 23 kg; 24 years.
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; potamodromous.
Climate: Temperate
Eurasia: Caspian and Aral sea basins; River Chun (Kasakhstan).
Biology: Matures at ~60 cm. Deep river runs o/gravel, stone, reservoirs, lakes, canals. In freshened sea parts, <25 m deep. Prey mainly on benthic crustaceans. Migrates w/o feeding up to larger tributaries to spawn in fast water o/hard bottom. At spawning sites take mainly insects, other fish juvies, rarely algae, seeds, other plant material. Fisheries: commercial. Status: Vulnerable.
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My pair have been very easy, munching on anything. I offer mostly pellets and cut fish. I must surmise it is farmed in the area, because these are albino.