Catfish and Plecos
Flat-snouted catfish
Trachelyopterus galeatus
Photo: Nathalia Kaluana Rodrigues da Costa, Roney Emanuel Costa de Paiva, Márcio Joaquim da Silva, Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos, · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size20 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Auchenipteridae
- Origin
- Tropical South America
- Size
- 20 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (eats small fish)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; internal fertilization
Notes: Brown with spots and a broad head. Hardy and nocturnal.
