Menezesi Catfish (Aspidoras menezesi)

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Contents 1 Origin 2 Sexing 3 Tank compatibility 4 Diet 5 Feeding regime 6 Environment Specifics 7 Behaviour 8 Identification 9 Pictures 10 External links

Origin

This section requires expansion with: Location where this animal is found in the wild.

Sexing

Mature females will be more full around the belly than more slender males.

Tank compatibility

This fish should be kept in groups of at least 5-6 of its own kind. Can be bullied by aggressive tank mates.

Diet

Will be partial towards live/frozen foods such as daphnia and brine shrimp, may be weaned on to sinking omnivore pellets and wafers.

Feeding regime

Feed once or twice a day.

Environment Specifics

Décor should be fine sand, not sharp as this could damage their barbels, with hiding places in bogwood and rounded river rocks.

Behaviour

A peaceful active bottom-dwelling fish that will behave much like Corydoras.

Identification

Can be mistaken for Corydoras, but has a different shaped skull.

Pictures

External links

• Fishbase (Mirrors: )

• Planet Catfish
• Scotcat