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.

Mar mo rat uss. Marbled pim achara catfish marmor prachtantennenwels sailfin pimeloid. Select a tank about 20 gallons 75 us liters 90 uk litres in capacity ideally with high sides. Or about three years now i have kept a pair of clarias batrachus in a 700 liters aquarium.

Both animals a female albino and a male semi albino are nearly the same length with the female 41cm and male 42 cm. Marble crayfish do not need a mate in order to breed. Giant red tail catfish floating and not eating force feeding and treating swim bladder disorder duration. The genus name is derived from leios meaning smooth and arius which is a greek for dealing with mars warlike belliose.

Marble crayfish are non aggressive and cannot be housed with shrimp. Setting up a breeding tank for corydoras catfish is not difficult but there are a few parameters you should follow. Río marañon or río napo amazon system peru or ecuador. The male builds the nest and it is helpful if floating plants are provided to stengthen this.

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. Males are very protective. Pair behaviour of the walking catfish clarias batrachus by wolfgang ros. Males are very protective.

Bronze corydoras catfish below you will find a list of tips for setting up a breeding tank. They are for lack of a better term self cloning. The fish doctor 227 785 views. Their offspring will be excat clones of their parents.