Author: Magtoon, 2010
Comments: The species was collected in clear water from ditches and paddy fields by dip
  nets in the Songkhram and Mekong River basins. The area of collection is a small ditch, 3-6 m wide and 0.5 to 2 m deep,  Substrate ranges from sand to detritus or mud. Associated species include <i>Trichogaster trichopterus</i>, <i>Trichopsis vittatus</i>, <i>Rasbora rubrodorsalis</i>, <i>Channa striata</i> and <i>Machrobrachium lanchesteri</i>; aquatic plants <i>Nymphaea lotus</i>,  <i>Jussiaea repens</i> and <i>Hydrilla verticillata</i>.  Water quality in the area:    27.5-28.7 ºC, conductivity 41.5-124.4 μm/l, dissolved oxygen 2.05-3.97 mg/l, pH 7.1-7.9 and salinity 0.1 ppt (Ref. 84389).