A cat fish ref.
Marble catfish max size.
More than 1 feet.
Aquarium sizetop 84 x 48 x 36 210cm x 120cm x 90cm 2300 litres for a fully grown adult specimen.
Eat fish food and meat items.
In the wild they eat insects insect larvae and detritus.
These cats can and will attain something close to their maximum size in captivity and will do so quite quickly.
Peaceful minimum tank size.
Ph 5 8 7 4 diet.
Up to 31 5 in wild ph 5 8 7 4 temp.
Amazon river and tributaries maximum size.
55 gallons water conditions.
10 gallons to start then move to larger quarters substrate.
You dont see these catfish everyday.
Possible 8 inches six more likely.
In an aquarium environment they will accept live freeze dried and frozen foods most types of sinking pellets and uneaten flake foods.
Trend max recommended for you.
Air breathers sexual differences.
All too often juveniles are sold without adequate information regarding their long term care.
Monster fish tank arowana giraffe walking catfish.
Males sport thicker pectoral fins as they mature temperature.
Rio maranon rio napo amazon basin family.
Juveniles can be grown on in smaller tanks.
As the marbled achara.
Greek mikros small greek glanis a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook.
Hopolo catfish are usually offered for sale by tropical fish keeping shops when they are 1 1 2 to 2 in size.
Actinopterygii ray finned fishes siluriformes catfish pseudopimelodidae bumblebee catfishes dwarf marbled catfishes etymology.
Hopolo catfish are easy to feed.
Also known as the painted saddle or marbled sailfin catfish it s debatable as to whether this species should be considered an aquarium subject at all given its eventual size.
However this is rarely achieved in captivity with 18 24 45 60cm being considered a good size.
65 to 85 f attitude.
As the marbled achara catfish matures it should be fed less often and even periods of fasting will maintain the fishes health as well as provide the aquarist a more active pet.
This is a great treat for the rare collector.