Corydoras and Calictids
Spotted Hoplo
Megalechis thoracata
Photo: Chrumps · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature20–28 °C
- pH6–8
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Origin
- Amazon River Basin, Orinoco and the Guianas
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 4 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- bottom
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; bubble nest
Notes: Dark brown with black spots. Hardy and calm; occasionally comes to the surface to breathe air.
