Callichthys fabricioi
Román-Valencia, Lehmann A. & Muñoz,
1999
Image
contributors to this species:
Ricardo Álvarez
Zamora (1)
ScotCat
Sources:
Other
Sources:
Relevant
Information:
The location of the image
specimen was ciénaga Maniti Blanco, departamento
de Santander. Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7. Aquarium
Care: Very adaptable to water conditions
and can be housed with most other fish as long as
they are not too small or overly aggressive. More
than one can be kept or in groups of 5 or more: minimum
aquarium size 120 cm. May be prone to digging and
uprooting plants. Reproduction: During
breeding, the male's belly turns orange and its pectoral
spines become longer and thicker. The male builds
a bubble nest with some floating plants, strongly
guarding it after the female lays down her eggs (up
to 120).
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Callichthyidae
Distribution:
South America:
Cauca River basin in Colombia. Type locality:
Colombia, Departa-mento del Cauca, Municipio de Buenos
Aires, Zanjón Bagazal afluente del Río
Cauca 980 meters (03º03'59"Ny 76º33'55"W).
Size:
12.5cm (5ins)
Temp:
20-27°C (68-81°F)
p.H.
6.0-8.0.
Reference:
Froese, R. and D. Pauly.
Editors. 2009. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, version (01/2011). ScotCat
Factsheetno.
95. May 2004.
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