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Name
Scientific name
Balroglanis macracanthus
Described by
Authority Soares-Porto, Year 2000, Bracketed
Family
Auchenipteridae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Balroglanis macracanthus is a small driftwood catfish endemic to the upper rio Negro system in Brazil. Poorly known but occasionally availa…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
71mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 80 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 22–28°C, pH 4–7
Hardness
1–10dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Negro
Writing
Etymology
Balroglanis: from the Balrog, the fire demon of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and the Ancient Greek γλάνις (glánis), meaning 'catfish'. Grant (2015…
Distribution
Type locality is 'São Pedro, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil', and this species is considered endemic to the upper rio Negro system.
Habitat
In nature it takes refuge among submerged woody structures during the day, emerging to forage at night, and this habit gives rise to the common names of ‘wood’…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 80 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered for general care.
Maintenance
Not difficult to maintain under the correct conditions; we recommend keeping it in a tank designed to simulate a flowing stream with a substrate of variably-si…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Centromochlus species will accept most sinking dried foods, but particularly relish small live and frozen varieties such as bloodworm, Tubifex, etc. Once accli…
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
All members of the family Auchenipteridae are thought to practise internal insemination and females can carry mature, unfertilised eggs and sperm packets insid…
Notes
This species is poorly known but occasionally available in the aquarium hobby. The genus Centromochlus is diagnosable by members having the proximal anal-fin r…
References
References
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