Banjo Catfish (Bunocephalus coracoideus)
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Scientific Name(s): Bunocephalus coracoideus ...
common name: Mottled Eel-Tailed Banjo Catfish, Banded banjo, Whiptail banjo catfish
Family: Aspredinidae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Brazil, Venezuela,
Size: under 32 cm (12.6 inch) ...
A soft substrate and/or bogwood refuges should therefore be provided. This fish may "play dead" if disturbed.
Several species of Banjo catfish are imported, some of which are difficult to distinguish.
Banjo Catfish, Guitarrita - Bunocephalus coracoideus (Cope, 1878)
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Banjo Catfish - Prefers live foods, but can be trained to accept freeze dried tablets.
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Banjo Catfish
Family: Aspredinidae
The "Banjo Catfishes" have the looks that only a mother could love (which makes them irresistable!) And as their name implies, they have the body shape of a banjo.
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Dysichthys coracoideus
SYN : Bunocephalusbicolor, B. coracoideus
PD :A flattened fish having a rounded head and a body decreasing in width after the pectoral fins.
Banjo catfishes lack an adipose fin. Their common name refers to their dorso-ventrally flattened bodies that in some species at least resembles a banjo. Their bodies are naked except for large tubercles.
Banjo catfishes are found in freshwater; occasionally brackish waters of tropical South America. Divided into two subfamilies, species from Bunocephalinae are imported more often.
Genus Species
Common name ...
TFH Aug 79 Black Paradise Fish TFH Dec 72 Botia dario (Tiger Loach) TFH Jul 91 Botia morleti (Skunk loach) TFH Jun 92 Boulengerella lateristriga (Pike Characin) TFH Dec 80 Brine Shrimp Hatchery TFH Nov 90 Bunocephalichthys hypsiurus (Banjo Catfish) ...
Anabantids Dwarf Gourami Honey Gourami Black Paradisefish Flame Gourami Kissing Gourami Opaline Gourami Pearl Gourami Siamese Fighting Fish/Betta(1) Spiketailed Paradisefish Catfish Banjo Catfish Bumble Bee Catfish Bristlenose Chinese Algae Eater ...
"I have a little 3' community tank, in it are some Swordtails, Platy's, 'neon'(cardinal) tetra's, a Banjo Catfish, 1 pair of Gourami's(dwarf) and some nice PEACEABLE Mollies (who am I kiddin'?).
Popular name of this fish is the Banjo Catfish.
Benthic fish which feeds on a wide range of food, including organic debris from the bottom. Spawns eggs on sandy substrate, in groups.
The gravel should be sloped so that any decaying matter will drift down toward the front of the tank and be easily siphoned off when the tank is cleaned. Some burrowing fish, like Peacock Eels and Banjo Catfish need a softer or finer substrate so ...
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