CATFISH
CATFISH
There are over 2000 species of catfish (order: Siluriformes), thus making them one of the largest fish orders. They vary greatly in body shape, pattern, and scale configuration.
Catfish
Catfish are a fascinating and diverse group of fish which have become hugely popular as aquarium fish. They range from the tiny Otocinclus to giants like the Red-Tailed catfish.
Catfish & Mollies Tank - 55 Liters (14.5 gallons)
TANK INFORMATION
DIMENSIONS (cm) 55X28X37 (LXWXH)
FILTRATION: 550 Liters / hour. One integrated Trio 2000 filter coupled by a sponge filter.
LIGHTING: 1X14W Sun Glo fluorescent tube ...
Catfish
Catfish Profiles
A gallery of freshwater aquarium catfish profiles.
Catfish Varieties
Sub-order: Siluroidei
Porthole Shovelnose Catfish HemisorubimPlatyrhynchos Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy Ken Childs
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to access information on each type of Catfish.
Catfish pellets are tiny pellets of processed food you buy commerically.
They come in lots of different types, some are targeted for specific species of fish. But most are suitable for other species like aquatic frogs.
Catfish: Understanding These Scavengers
by Dave Ball
President of the Southern Colorado Aquarium Society
Aquarticles ...
Catfish have no scales; their bodies are either naked or covered by bony plates called scutes.
Catfish Quick Stats
Food: A Catfish with it's mouth pointing straight forward will eat anything that fits, a mouth pointing downward means they scavenge leftovers.
Catfishes
Catfish are normally native to South America and Africa. Most Catfish are suitable to any aquarium. They forage for food at the bottom of the tank, and others will be very happy eating the algae off the window.
Oto Catfish
Scientific Name: Otocinclus macrospilus
Family: Loricariidae, Subfamily Hypoptopomatinae
About the Oto Catfish
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Catfish ...
Ogre Catfish - Asterophysus batrachus Kner, 1858
There are many big mouths in the catfish world. Thankfully most of them come with fins attached.
Cory Catfish
Cory Cats are some of the most peaceful and entertaining scavengers for a freshwater aquarium, and will thrive in a wide range of water conditions. These catfish are very energetic scavengers who remain relatively small.
Other Catfish Profiles:
African Butter Catfish - Schilbe mystus
Ancistrus dolichopterus
Banded Shovelnose Catfish - Brachyplatystoma Juruense
Barred Sorubim - Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
Bulldog Pleco - Chaetostoma Milesi ...
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Hoplo Catfish © CyrilMy hoplo catfish, he/she is very lively and very greedy.He is not agresive in our very full community tank, he has grown very qu ...
Giant Catfish (Pangasianodon Gigas) - A Fisherman's Tale
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Catfish are generally recognized by the barbels on each side of the mouth. These mimic the whiskers of a cat, and thus the name "catfish." Considered naked or without scales, catfish have either thick, leathery skin or "dermal" armor.
This catfish needs a light colored, sandy substrate. Subdue light levels by adding floating plants, and no sharp rocks should be in the aquarium. Healthy specimens display a coppery sheen.
Glass Catfish Species Profile
The glass catfish is one of the most unusual fish commonly kept in the hobby, and it is certainly the most transparent.
Glass catfish are very sensitive to a high change in pH, and are hard to feed unless they are kept is shoals of at least six. It is impossible to tell a male from a female, but it is quite easy to tell K. minor from K.
Skunk Catfish, Arched Catfish
Image gallery: Additional species photographs
Distribution Found throughout the Amazon river basin in Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.
Banjo Catfish (Bunocephalus coracoideus)
Photo of: Banjo Catfish (Bunocephalus coracoideus)
Scientific Name(s): Bunocephalus coracoideus ...
Redtail catfish in an aquarium.
The redtail catfish has a broad head with a wide mouth. Its body is primarily dark gray with small darker gray spots. The ventral surface is paler.
The Pictus Catfish, also known as the Polka Dot Pictus or Polka Dot Catfish, is one of the prettier Catfish available.
Corydorus catfish
Contents:
photo of two C. trilineatus by Jim Hurley
photo of C. anaeus by Harjono Harjadi
photo of C. puntatus by Harjono Harjadi
photo of C. julii by Harjono Harjadi
Dead Corys (and what live ones like) ...
Dwarf Sucker Catfish
Origin= Southeastern Brazil
Scientific Name= Otocinclus affinis
Max. Size= 1.57" (4CM) ...
Welse family - Catfish
Usually the Welse family is improper considered a `cleaner fish` family with reduced water and food needs. Most of the beginner breeders have the false impression that these fish feed with other fish rests.
Re: An Introduction to Corydoras Catfish
an excellent article 10 years ago i kept varios species tanks of corries on racks in a spare bedroom i kept the room heated with a fan htr and placed bubblewrap on the walls the largest tanks were off the ...
common name: Red Lizard Cat, Red Lizard Catfish, Red Whiptail Catfish
Family: Loricariidae
Continent of origin: artificially cultivated species
Origin country:
Size: under 11 cm (4.33 inch) ...
As a digger, the Synodontis Angelicus Catfish will appreciate a fine sandy bottom with large roots and crevices for hiding places in a tank of 50 gallons or more. Sensitive to nitrates, a good water conditioner is helpful.
Known as the "Electric Catfish", this fish uses its shock to capture food fish. The electric organ, capable of discharging 300-400 V, is derived from pectoral muscle and surrounds almost the entire body. It is used both for prey capture and defense.
Farlowella acus, Kner, 1853
Twig Catfish
Origin: Brazil, La plata region, and tributaries to the Amazon river.
Catfish or no catfish, I recommend doing 10-15% water changes once a week for the life of your aquarium. Once you get into this habit, it is not really that much work.
Catfish
Bandit Cory
Comes from the rivers of Colombia, South America and has similar care requirements as other corydoras species.
Glass Catfish
These unique fish are schooling fish that need at least three of their own species in a school. These catfish are shy and unsure, especially prone to disease if stressed so good water quality is required for optimal health.
Glass Catfish
Another catfish to avoid is the Glass Catfish - Kryptopterus bicirrhis. While it stays small enough to be an aquarium fish (up to 6"), it is very delicate and should not be purchased by beginners.
Green Catfish - Corydoras aeneus - These classic scavengers are also very tolerant of varying water conditions and temperatures. Also available in albino form.
Feeder Catfish
Feeder Catfish
Feeder Catfish is a better feeder than goldfish for several reasons. They are a very hardy fish that is capable of living in less ideal water conditions which would have killed many other fish.
Channel catfish viral disease
Disease affecting primarily channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), but other species of catfish have been infected experimentally. Confined to USA and Honduras.
Catfish & Bottom Feeders - Includes loaches and cories.
Characins - Commonly known as tetras. Includes pencilfish.
Cichlids - Both African and American cichlids.
Cyprinids - Includes sharks, danios, rasboras and barbs.
Catfish family rich of species from South and central America with characteristic strong skin armoring and typical form.
Catfish are not scavengers, to be put in an aquarium to clean up messes. You may have heard that if you keep Catfish and/or a Plecostomus or two, you'll hardly ever need to clean your tank. Nothing could be further from the truth.
This catfish gets its common name from its color and large mouth. The body will have a rusty red or brown base color. The body will also be long and flat. The head of this fish looks like a pancake, very flat and thin.
This tiny catfish comes from warm waters in South America and is mainly a bottom dweller. Since they are so small, they are quite shy and shouldn't be kept with aggressive tank mates. Live bearers, other smaller corydoras, or tetras are ideal.
The glass catfish, Kryptopterus bicirrhis, is an elegant fish in its natural state and should be kept that way. Their muscle tissue and skin is transparent, so that you can clearly see their bones and organs.
Red Tailed Catfish diet in the wild consists of fish, large crustaceans and, surprisingly, fruit. Very small juveniles should be fed twice a day and it is a good idea not to let them get used to live food at an early age.
Otocinclus catfish (otocinclus affinis)
Maintenance
Surprisingly little is required. My daily routine is just feeding the fish and adding fertilizers. Once a week or so I trim the plants.
Species:
Catfish and loaches are the most common aquarium bottom feeder fish. There are 37 known families of the catfish. But their compatibility with other fish need to be judged.
A perfect example of this is the rotting driftwood diet of certain _Panaque_ and other _Loricariid_ catfishes.
Unrelated to the Bala Shark or to true sharks, the Iridescent Shark - Pangasius sutchi is a catfish. It grows to over 3' and tends to injure its nose against the aquarium glass.
Glass 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 ...
"Yellow" seems to be proof that there is still substantial work to be done in identifying and cataloging the catfishes of Africa.
The family Loricariidae contains the venerable and hardy "plecostomus" catfish. These primitive fishes have been prized by aquarists for decades due to their insatiable appetite for algae and uneaten food.
Hi, I have a 72gal bofront tank with 5 aferican cichlids, a catfish and a sukker. We noticed a month or so ago that we had babies!! I read a lot on this site and decided to let nature do its thing and leave them in there.
One only needs to look in shops or public aquariums to see how many pacu, Red Tailed Catfish, Giant Gouramis, triggerfish, eels, and yes, even sharks have been donated because they have outgrown their original owners' aquaria.
The crabro lives in large caves together with a large, bagrid catfish, the Kampango. The crabro can change its color very rapidly from Black to the attractive gold barred "bumble bee" look. It does that, because while barred, the catfish tolerates Ps.
Some, such as the endearing Corydoras catfish, seem to have a “live-and-let-live' outlook on life, getting along just fine with most other peaceful tankmates, while others seem to be perpetually scrapping for a fight.
Shane's World - Planet Catfish Collecting in: Uruguay
This is a great site with a lot of information about collecting various catfish in their native habitats. Since this site specializes in catfish, the most detailed info is about these fishes.
In some species, particularly the Characins and the catfish, there is a small extra fin between the dorsal and the caudal fins, known as the adipose fin. although this is not really used.
The Plecostomus is one of the fastest growing catfishes in captivity. A "cute" three-inch Pleco can double in length in six months and grow to a "horrendous" adult size of close to two feet in a couple of years.
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