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Product details - Debauwi catfishpareutropius debauwi is a species of fish in the schilbeidae, the schilbid catfishes'. '.strtoupper('i')ts common name is african glass catfish'. '.strtoupper('i')t is native to africa, where it can be found in the central african republic, the republic of the congo, the democratic republic of the congo, and gabon'. '.strtoupper('t')he fish can be found in a number of central african rivers, including much of the congo river basin'. '.strtoupper('d')ebauwi catfish are best kept in a densely planted aquarium with a sandy or fine gravel substrate, river rock and driftwood or bogwood for shelter'. '.strtoupper('d')ebauwi catfish like plenty of swimming space, and would benefit from some shading or floating plants to diffuse overhead lighting'. '.strtoupper('t')hey are a tad sensitive to bright lighting and poor water quality, so require a good filtration system with a moderate amount of water movement in the tank.how big do debauwi catfish get?the debauwi schooling freshwater catfish reaches a maximum size of around 10cm 4 long'. '.strtoupper('f')eaturesapprox'. '.strtoupper('s')upplied size 1 2 3 5cmmaximum size 4 10cmorigin africafamily schilbeidaetemperament peaceful community fishlighting requirement lowideal number kept together 5water conditionsour conditions ph 7.5, temp 25°cideal ph 6.5â7.5water flow moderateideal temperature 22 28°cease of caremoderate'. '.strtoupper('t')hrives in shoals, in larger aquariums with plenty of swimming space'. '.strtoupper('a') moderate water flow is recommended.compatibilitydebauwi catfish are best kept in small schools of at least 5, and will do well with other active peaceful species such as tetras and loaches in a community tank environment.dietdebauwi catfish are opportunistic feeders that eat worms, crustaceans, insects, and plant matter found on the bottoms of the streams and rivers they inhabit'. '.strtoupper('f')eed sinking catfish pellets and algae wafer'. '.strtoupper('w')ill happily eat bloodworm and brine shrimp frozen is fine breeding egg scatterers that during the rainy season in their natural habitat lay their eggs among fine leaved aquatic plants'. '.strtoupper('a') heavily planted habitat with ph 6.0 7.0 would be the ideal conditions for breeding, although they are not known to be commonly bred in captivity'. '.strtoupper('f')emales generally have thicker bodies than males.life spandebauwi catfish can live up to 5 8 years in perfect conditions'. '.strtoupper('f')or more information on general fishkeeping and our shipping procedures click here. |
