Catfish and Plecos
Electric Catfish
Malapterurus electricus
Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–28 °C
- pH6.5–8
- Minimum tank800 l
- Adult size100 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Malapteruridae
- Origin
- Tropical Africa and the Nile
- Size
- 100 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.0
- GH
- 5 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Aggressive (delivers electric shocks to any tankmates)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 800 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: It produces electric shocks of several hundred volts. It must be kept alone and requires a great deal of care during maintenance.
