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|origin=:Found in fast-flowing pebble-strewn hill streams throughout Asia, from Pakistan to Thailand.
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== Origin ==
|sexing=:Difficult to visually sex.
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:Found in fast-flowing pebble-strewn hill streams throughout Asia, from Pakistan to Thailand.
|tank_compatibility=:Best in species tanks, but will not tolerate others of its own kind in close quarters. Due to it's preference to having a strong will only work with fish that tolerant similar conditions such as [[Danios]].
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|diet=:In the wild they eat aquatic insects. In the aquarium they like live or frozen worms.
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|feeding_regime=:Feed once or twice a day.
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== Sexing ==
|environment_specifics=:In the aquarium this fish should be provided with sand in which to burrow and plenty of other hiding places. It should also have highly oxygenated water and a good current.
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:Difficult to visually sex.
|behaviour=:Territorial and aggressive towards others of its own kind and similar looking fish.
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|identification=:This is an unusual and elongate fish which is olive brown in colour and lighter on the belly. It has a broad blunt head with several sets of long barbels and 34-36 vertebrae. The eyes are small and the fins are generally translucent, the caudal fin is forked.
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== Tank compatibility ==
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:Best in species tanks, but will not tolerate others of its own kind in close quarters. Due to it's preference to having a strong will only work with fish that tolerant similar conditions such as [[Danios]].
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== Diet ==
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:In the wild they eat aquatic insects. In the aquarium they like live or frozen worms.
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== Feeding regime ==
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:Feed once or twice a day.
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== Environment specifics ==
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:In the aquarium this fish should be provided with sand in which to burrow and plenty of other hiding places. It should also have highly oxygenated water and a good current.
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== Behaviour ==
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:Territorial and aggressive towards others of its own kind and similar looking fish.
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== Identification ==
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:This is an unusual and elongate fish which is olive brown in colour and lighter on the belly. It has a broad blunt head with several sets of long barbels and 34-36 vertebrae. The eyes are small and the fins are generally translucent, the caudal fin is forked.
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Latest revision as of 03:19, 13 December 2017

Indian Torrent Catfish

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Indian Torrent Catfish

Amblyceps mangois

76 Litres (20 US G.)

9-12.5 cm (3.5-4.9")

sg

Freshwater

pH

7.0 - 7.5

18 -23 °C (64.4-73.4°F)

6-16 °d

1:1 M:F

Omnivore
Pellet Foods
Flake Foods
Live Foods

5-10 years

Family

Amblycipitidae



Additional names

Indian Torrent Catfish, Biting Catfish, Fork-Tailed Catfish

Additional scientific names

Akysis kurzii


Origin[edit]

Found in fast-flowing pebble-strewn hill streams throughout Asia, from Pakistan to Thailand.


Sexing[edit]

Difficult to visually sex.


Tank compatibility[edit]

Best in species tanks, but will not tolerate others of its own kind in close quarters. Due to it's preference to having a strong will only work with fish that tolerant similar conditions such as Danios.


Diet[edit]

In the wild they eat aquatic insects. In the aquarium they like live or frozen worms.


Feeding regime[edit]

Feed once or twice a day.


Environment specifics[edit]

In the aquarium this fish should be provided with sand in which to burrow and plenty of other hiding places. It should also have highly oxygenated water and a good current.


Behaviour[edit]

Territorial and aggressive towards others of its own kind and similar looking fish.


Identification[edit]

This is an unusual and elongate fish which is olive brown in colour and lighter on the belly. It has a broad blunt head with several sets of long barbels and 34-36 vertebrae. The eyes are small and the fins are generally translucent, the caudal fin is forked.

Pictures[edit]

External links[edit]