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Hippocampus Bildarchiv (1) Peter Hardy (2)

Noted for the two pale bands on the body, just before and after the adipose fin and the marbled pattern. Not imported very often. Habitat: Inhabits small streams, main rivers and flooded pools. Extremely abundant in ox-bow lakes and river cut-offs in the Lower Tana River. Reproduction: Breeding occurs shortly after floods, when ripe fish enter small streams leading to floodwater pools, where they breed; this migration is rather sudden, adult fish migrate in large schools upstream over a period of less than a week (3 to 4 days); one or two additional smaller migrations may occur after the main peak; the stimulus triggering this migration is probably closely connected with rainfall. Aquarium Care: As for per Synodontis species. Diet: Will eat most prepared foods and also likes a vegetable addition to the diet.

Tana squeaker

None

Mochokidae

Africa: Athi and Tana River basins (Kenya). Type locality: Athi River at Jilore, thirty miles from river mouth, Kenya.

10.0cm. (4ins)

23-26°C (73-79°F)

6.5-7.2.

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