Fish Information (Catfish)
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Akysis hendricksoni
Family:  Akysidaeakysis_hendircksoni.JPG (16712 bytes)
Continent:  Asia
Distribution:  Malaysia & Thailand
Habitat:  rivers & streams
Food:  small livefoods and sinking commercial foods
Water Temperature:  22-30°C, 
Water Chemistry:   pH 7 or lower
FBAS Size:  none (49mm FishBase)
FBAS Class:  G
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Amblydoras hancocki (Blue-eye or Talking Catfish)
Family:  Doradidaeamblydoras_hancocki.jpg (26611 bytes)
Continent:  South America
Distribution:  Guyna to Columbia
Habitat:  coastal areas, swamps & flood plains
Food:  small livefoods and sinking commercial foods
Water Temperature:  22-28°C
Water Chemistry:   around pH 7
FBAS Size:  100mm
FBAS Class:  G
Additional Information: One of the 'Talking Catfish' it make a croaking noise to defend itself from predators. This feat is achieved by it rotating its pectoral spines in their sockets. Lives in large schools, males white below; females speckled - bubble nest builder but breeding unknown in aquaria.
Brachyrhamidia imitator (Imitator Catfish)
Family:  Heptapteridae
Continent:  South America
Distribution:  Venezuela, Columbia
Habitat:  rivers & streams
Food:  small livefoods and sinking commercial foods
Water Temperature:  21-27°C
Water Chemistry:   pH 7 & or less
FBAS Size:  85mm
FBAS Class:  G
Additional Information:
An imitator of Corydoras melanistus, which it closely resembles in real life. A small number of these naked catfish hide in the shoals of Corydoras for safety.

Brachyrhamidia marthae
Family: Heptapteridaebrachyrhamidia_marthae.jpg (17622 bytes)
Continent: South America
Distribution: Peru
Habitat: rivers & streams
Food: small livefoods and sinking commercial foods
Water Temperature:  21-27°C
Water Chemistry:   pH 7or less
FBAS Size: 90mm
FBAS Class: G
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Hypostomus margaritifer
Family:  Loricariidaehypostomus_mageritifer.jpg (27066 bytes)
Synonym:  Plecostomus margaritifer
Continent:  South America
Distribution:  Parana River
Habitat:  rivers & streams
Food:  small livefoods and sinking commercial foods
Water Temperature:  24-27°C
Water Chemistry:   pH 7 or less
FBAS Size: 250mm
FBAS Class: G
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Oxydoras niger (Ripsaw Catfish)
Family: Doradidaepseudodoras_niger.jpg (19915 bytes)
Synonym:  Pseudodoras niger
Continent:  South America
Distribution:  Amazon & Orinoco river systems
Habitat:  stream, rivers & lakes
Food:  small livefoods and sinking commercial foods
Water Temperature:  21-24°C
Water Chemistry:   around pH 7
FBAS Size: none, suggest 600mm
FBAS Class: G
Additional Information: It is capable of reaching great size in aquaria. Brian Risbridger spent the night on a camp bed next to a tank containing a very large specimen. So much water was splashed on him as the fish fed, he had to move the bed to stay dry.

Synodontis multipunctatus
Family:  Mochokidaesynodontis_multipunctatus.jpg (16465 bytes)
Continent:  Africa
Distribution:  Lake Tanganyika
Habitat: muddy bottom of lake
Food: snails, small livefoods and sinking commercial foods
Water Temperature:  21-25°C
Water Chemistry:   pH 8-9
FBAS Size:  200mm (historic 2001)
FBAS Class:  G
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Synodontis petricola (Cuckoo Catfish)
Family:  Mochokidaesynodontis_petricola.jpg (17139 bytes)
Continent:  Africa
Distribution:  Lake Tanganyica
Habitat: rocky place in lake
Food:  small livefoods and sinking commercial foods
Water Temperature:  21-25°C
Water Chemistry:   pH 8-9
FBAS Size:  115mm (historic 2005, FBAS Size Sheets)
FBAS Class: G
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