Catfish and Plecos
Indian Crystal Catfish
Ompok eugeneiatus
Photo: Zakqary Roy · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–26 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank100 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Siluridae
- Origin
- Southeast Asia
- Size
- 10 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 100 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: A translucent catfish with dark spots that lives in groups in the middle of the water column. Shy.
