Marble Catfish Breeding

Anyone that sees young hoplos cannot help but be struck by their attractive appearance a bit like an elongated corydoras catfish which they resemble in many ways.

Marble catfish breeding.

The genus name is derived from leios meaning smooth and arius which is a greek for dealing with mars warlike belliose. Marble crayfish do not need a mate in order to breed. Males are very protective. Marbled pim achara catfish marmor prachtantennenwels sailfin pimeloid.

They can even be grown in buckets. Pair behaviour of the walking catfish clarias batrachus by wolfgang ros. Río marañon or río napo amazon system peru or ecuador.

Or about three years now i have kept a pair of clarias batrachus in a 700 liters aquarium. Setting up a breeding tank for corydoras catfish is not difficult but there are a few parameters you should follow. Giant red tail catfish floating and not eating force feeding and treating swim bladder disorder duration.

Males are very protective. The fish doctor 227 785 views. The male builds the nest and it is helpful if floating plants are provided to stengthen this. Both animals a female albino and a male semi albino are nearly the same length with the female 41cm and male 42 cm.

They are for lack of a better term self cloning. Their offspring will be excat clones of their parents. The breeding tank should have very gentle filtration to avoid surface agitation which may destroy the nest the female can be removed after spawning as the male will guard the nest and may show aggression towards the female. Select a tank about 20 gallons 75 us liters 90 uk litres in capacity ideally with high sides.