Tropical Fish Secrets - Breeding
Tropical Fish Secrets “larger” cat to keep. They are bottom and middle water swimmers that you will find basking on a rock a lot, whilst swimming about together in the middle regions of the water. - Minimum Tank size would be 20G for a pair or 30G for 3+. - Can be quite fussy with water conditions so check your LFS parameters against your own and acclimatize them carefully. -They like rocks or large plants to sit on / in, along with some caved areas. Feeding: Seem to take very kindly to feeding on catfish pellets and anything else they can forage for on the bottom of the tank. A bit of vegetables is always appreciated and keeps their colours bright. Breeding: Similar to that of a cory. Requires Wet/Dry season simulation and feeding on live food or possibly frozen bloodworm throughout. Sexing: Females are much fatter than the males, easily distinguishable (unless yours are very greedy and are all fat!). Comments: I Have 2 of these and they seem very good friends, so its safe to say keep them in groups. It is usually recommended in groups of 5+ if you have the space. Never caused or been the subject of any problems, an ideal community cat. Common name/s: Frogmouth catfish Scientific name: Chaca chaca Family: Chacidae Origin: India, Sumatra, Borneo Maximum size: 8″ Care: Caring for this fish couldn t be easier, as the fish is an out and out piscavor species tank is recommended and its only requirements are a large flat rock and a sand substrate. The fish is unfussy of water parameters as long as extremes of hardness and pH are avoided, regular tank maintenance will keep the fish in good condition, and a temperature of 22 to 24 centigrade is preferred (71-75f). Frogmouths can swallow prey nearly their own size and so are recommended for a species tank only; keeping with larger fish will affect the fishes ability to hunt effectively. Feeding: FISH! This is one of the very few predators I was unable to convert to frozen foods, unless you are happy to feed live fish then this fish is not for you. As with all predatory catfish frogmouths only need to be fed one good meal a week. Breeding and sexing: Unknown Comments: Frogmouths have the strange ability to lower the pH of the water they live in, often to levels below 6. For this reason regular pH testing is recommended so corrective water changes can be carried out. Common name/s: Glass Catfish, Ghost Catfish, Asian Glass Catfish Scientific name: Kryptopterus minor Family: Siluridae
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