#beaufortia

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[aquariuminfobureau]

The Hong Kong goby

Rhinogobius duospilus (formerly R. wui) and its species complex, are among the more popular aquarium gobies for freshwater tanks. True R. duospilus grow to 4 centimeters, or over 1 and a 1/2 inches, and are traded as dwarf dragon, red-cheeked or especially Hong Kong gobies. It is unlikely that great effort will have been made, to accurately identify the fish at species level.

In the aquarium, R. duospilus favors a, water temperture, of 16 to 25 degrees centigrade. Although these subtropical gobies are sometimes described as coldwater fishes, in fact they rarely experience tempertures below 15 degrees in the wild. This species has a broad tolerance of pH and hardness values, but the water must be well oxygenated.

This is because R. duospilus inhabits brook environments, where it is sympatric with hillstream loaches, such as Beaufortia. These are freshwater environments, above the influence of the tides, so no salt should be added to the water. A pH of 5.6 to 6.4 might be inferred from the origins of R. duospilus.

Two male Rhinogobius will be mutually antagonistic, although the females show no such difficulties, and several may be housed per male, to create a social environment. Rhinogobius are simply disinterested in any tankmate that is neither food nor a threat. Feeding R. duospilus is a matter of provisioning defrosted, meaty, invertebrate-based food for them. Unlike some freshwater goby species met in the trade, such as members of Stiphodon, the species belonging within Rhinogobius are carnivorous.

[kamanori]

Trueba, F. J. (1980). A taxonomic revision of the peritrich ciliate genera Thuricola and Pseudothuricola. Beaufortia, 30(5), 125–138.

https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/504890

[drhoz]

#1544 - Beaufortia incana - Grey-leaved Beaufortia

AKA Melaleuca cinerea.

Found in the Dryandra Woodlands near Lol Gray.

A shrub native to the hills and sandplains of the WA Wheatbelt, where it flowers from August to December.  All Beaufortia occur in the South West Botanical Province and about half in the arid inland province. Most are found in sand plain and heath, although Beaufortia sparsa usually grows in marshy places and is known by the common name swamp bottlebrush.

The genus was first described in 1812 by Robert Brown, and named for the English gardener and botanist Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort. Some taxonomists have suggested that Beaufortia along with Calothamnus, Conothamnus, Eremaea, Lamarchea, Petraeomyrtus, Phymatocarpus and Regelia  (some of which I’ve covered before) should be included in the genus Melaleuca but the change has not been adopted by most herbaria. Seems to apply on iNaturalist, though.

Most species in the genus only reproduce from seed, released from the fruit after fire, and species that grow in fire-prone areas usually have a lignotuber and resprout after fire. Honeyeaters (Family Meliphagidae) and the honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus) are thought to be the main pollinators but many insects also visit the flowers.

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A splash of vibrant colour to accent the granite domes of the Cape Le Grand National Park in South West WA. probably one of the Beaufortia species. You can tell from how low is the scrub here that we are right by the coast, hence also the spume clouding the distant views.

[swiftcollectables]

Print shows Beaufortia Splendens (Sparsa) - an exotic flower which originates in Australia. The plant is commonly known as the swamp bottlebrush.

Original antique print from the L'illustration Horticole (published in Belgium in the French language). Print published in 1886, 130 years old. This print is particularly noteworthy for the richness of the colouring, resulting from the chromolithographic process used to produce them.

For more prints follow the link www.swiftcollectables.etsy.com

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[remoteregion-aqua]

チャイナバタフライ 学名：Beaufortia kweichowensis 分類：コイ目 タニノボリ科 分布：東アジア

[memo（アクア・トトの解説より引用）] 最近作られたタニノボリ科というグループの魚です。水中の岩や木にはりついて過ごし、生えている藻などを食べます。

アクア・トトぎふ 2F 淡水魚博士の探���小屋・メコン川

[bookoffixedstars]

Aberrant and other specimens of sea butterfly (Clio pyramidata forma lanceolata). Photo by L. A. van der Laan. (Beaufortia Vol. 32 no. 6, November 19, 1982). Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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[cobitoidea]

Not the clearest photos but finally got some of the unknown loach. Experts ID him/her as a possible hemimyzon. I purchased him/her a few years ago from the new LFS that opened up. Mixed in with beaufortia loaches. So far, none like him/her so loach has been the lone species in the hillstream tank. Territorial to the other fish if they go near its rocks. Prefers a meaty diet rather than algae. Hides all the time though so I rarely ever see him/her unless I catch the loach when I drop in food and don’t move, waiting for it to pop out of hiding or I net it out, if I have to move tanks.

[bumb1e-vee]

Beaufortia elegans

What if when we were born we were each assigned a Wikipedia page like a social security number would that be fucked up or what

[artscult-com]

beaufortia splendens - high resolution image from old book.

[emporxium]

“BeauforTIA-“ Jin corrects the man’s pronounciation before swivelling to slip out of the 4x4 and sets down the tanks to pack his trust backpack and slip off his shoes. With bare toes wiggling in the squealchy mud he shrugs, “but you can call it a Chinese Hillside Loach if that’s easier for you..” pulling his backpack back on he grabs the tanks and closes the door with a swing of his hip. “This water is just perfect for them, those lunch tokens will be mine!” He chimes happily before squealching off through the mud past the man. “Don’t forget the specimen nets!” He calls back, before he’s off, into the stream.

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Golden West Australia 2015. A minor riot of colours in the wildflowers of the Gape Le Grand National Park near Esperance. I can make out blue Dampiera, creamy white Hakea, some  pale yellow Wattle, some red&yellow Grevillea and some vivid red (probably) Beaufortia.

[landofwaterandaquaria]

Beaufortia kweichowensis - Butterfly Loach

Length: 65 – 75 mm.

Aquarium Size: An aquarium with base measurements of 60 ∗ 30 cm should be the smallest considered.

Temperature: Its natural waters lie in a humid, subtropical region where air temperatures rarely drop below 60°F/15.5°C and may be much higher in summer. For general care 16 – 24 °C is therefore recommended but it can withstand temporarily warmer conditions provided dissolved oxygen levels are maintained.

pH: 6.5 – 8.0

Hardness: 36 – 268 ppm

Much of the natural diet is likely to be composed of benthic algae plus associated micro-organisms which are rasped from solid surfaces.

In captivity it will accept good-quality dried foods and meatier items like live or frozen bloodworm but may suffer internal problems if the diet contains excessive protein.

Home-made foods using a mixture of natural ingredients bound with gelatin are very useful since they can be tailored to contain a high proportion of fresh vegetables, Spirulina and similar ingredients.

For long-term success it’s best to provide a mature aquarium with a plentiful supply of algae-covered rocks and other surfaces.

It exists in loose aggregations in nature so buy a group of six or more to see its most interesting behaviour.

While often said to be timid this isn’t strictly the case; males are far bolder than females and if a group containing both sexes is present will form small territories in all parts of the tank, with the alpha individual(s) occupying the most favourable feeding spots.

These are defended against all conspefic males and the majority similar-looking species.

Females tend to congregate together in quieter parts of the tank with high water flow and their presence in male territories is normally tolerated, with exceptions usually down to hunger rather than ownership of space.

If only two or three specimens are purchased this species can indeed become withdrawn, though, especially if all are female.

Note : In many countries it’s the most common gastromyzontid in the shops but is also often found in mixed shipments containing members of other genera.

At time of writing there exist almost 20 recognised species in the genus though only B. kweichowensis is known in the trade.

Another similar species is B. leveretti, which isn’t currently in the trade though the name is often applied to B. kweichowensis. 

Video : http://youtu.be/iKgxanOErX4

http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/beaufortia-kweichowensis/

http://acquariofiliaconsapevole.it/scheda_beaufortia_kweichowensis

http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=16879

http://acquariofiliaconsapevole.it/pesci_balitoridae_corsia_sorpasso_thoene

http://comiya.net/fish/order/coi_mc/tani-nobori_ca/china-butterfly_zc/china-butterfly.html

[coffeenuts]

Ravensthorpe Bottlebrush by aycee_2000 on Flickr.

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Golden West Australia 2015. This pic tries to sort-of  reproduce one I took in 1980. I like this pic but the conditions were not the same, including the atmospherics and the flower season. In both, Bluff Knoll looms beyond the unknown plant, possibly a Beaufortia Sparsa / Swamp Bottlebrush (although I’d have to say I didn’t notice any swamps here at Bluff Knoll, either in 2015 or in 1980). In the 35 years since I was last in the Stirling Ranges, they’ve moved the climb to Bluff Knoll about 3km to the West so the silhouette of the peak is quite different. At 1,099m, Bluff Knoll is the highest peak in the Stirlings and often claimed to be the highest peak in Australia West of Mt Canobolas, some 3,500km to the East. But it is just the 2nd highest, the honour belonging to Mt Meharry in the Kimberleys, about 1,500km further North.