Corydoras and Calictids
Porthole
Dianema longibarbis
Photo: Mattia Nocciola · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–27 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank120 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 5 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Origin
- Upper Amazon (Peru), (Brazil)
- Size
- 10 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 27°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium – low
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 5
- Minimum aquarium size
- 120 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; bubble nest
Notes: Brown body with dark spots and long barbels. Peaceful and suitable for communities of medium-sized fish.
