Freshwater fish for sale - Tropical Fish Secrets FamilyLoricariidae Origin: Columbia Maximum size:
Tropical Fish Secrets FamilyLoricariidae Origin: Columbia Maximum size: 3 inches Care: Needs a minimum tank size of 10 gallons, preferably bigger. Keep the temperature from 75 to 80f. Likes to hide in caves and under rocks. Prefers smooth stones and large rounded gravel. Very timid and only comes out at night or when no one is in the room. Very nice fish but you’ll only see them like once every week or so. Keep with peaceful community fish. Feeding: Algae wafers and veggies like cucumber, lettuce, and squash, some live or frozen foods. Sexing: Males have a longer dorcal fin then females and the striped pattern is more noticeable. Breeding: Unknown Common name/s: Sailfin pim, painted catfish, saddle catfish, sailfin marbled catfish Scientific name: Leiarius pictus Family: Pimelodidae Origin: Amazon basin Maximum size: 24″ to 30″ Care: Rightfully known as a true tank buster this fish requires a large tank with massive filtration, unless you have plans for a tropical pond or a tank of at least 8×3x3 feet then this is not the fish for you. The fish is not fussy of water parameters but due to the fishes massive appetite water changes of at least 50% weekly are recommended. Tank furniture needs to be large and robust and any plants should be of the floating variety as the fishes large bulk will easily move objects around the tank and uproot even the most well rooted plants. As with all pimeloids the fish is a predator and any tank mates need to be equally large, other large catfish arownas and cichlids such as oscars are suitable. Feeding: This fish isn t fussy and will accept all manor of large meaty foods; juveniles will hover up catfish pellets and bloodworm like its going out of fashion. As with all large predatory catfish once the fish has grown to 12″ it should only be fed one very large meal once a week. Breeding and sexing: Unknown Comments: The width of the tank is more important than the length for this fish; if the tank is not wide enough the fish s barbels will touch both sides of the tank at once and cause the fish to try to forcibly leave the tank! Common name/s: Shovelnose catfish, hockey stick catfish, duck bill catfish Scientific name: Sorubim lima Family: Pimelodidae Origin: Found in north western and south western parts of the Amazon and its tributaries, Venezeula to Paraguay Maximum size: 12″ is common in aquaria but some fish can grow to 20″ Care: Due to the fishes large adult size the minimum sized tank for a single
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