Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

[iafr11]

Picked uped a pair? of these at Catfish * Loach @ Castleford yesterday.

Has anybody bred these?

In information it states ' feeds on worms & micro crustaecans'.Are the worms Bloodworms? and what are micro crusraesans? & where can I get them?

[The.Dark.One]

Hi

The owner fed them primarily on newly hatched brine shrimp (a micro crustacean), but they will probably mean small bloodworm when it says 'worms'.

The Baensch/Mergus Catfish Atlas Vol 1 by Evers & Seidel list how they are bred. Basically it advocates being kept on their own, good water management, sand substrate, and a large open area of sand. It says it is best not to have any or many decorations/caves etc. The male carries the eggs on his lower lip. They have been bred in moderate hardness of water, pH around neutral and temp between 25-29C.

[iafr11]

Many thanks for info.
They have been placed in a tank by themselves wit sand.They readily accepted bloodworm.