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Name

Scientific name

Scleromystax sp. C113

Described by

Not recorded

Family

Callichthyidae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 1 credited

Summary

Scleromystax sp. C113 is an unidentified armoured catfish apparently collected in Bahia state, eastern Brazil, south of Salvador da Bahia. …

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

65mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 16–24°C, pH 5–7.5

Hardness

1–10dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Temperament
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Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil

Writing

Etymology

Scleromystax: from the Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós), meaning 'hard', and μύσταξ (mústaks), meaning 'upper lip'.

Distribution

Apparently collected from the coastal state of Bahia in eastern Brazil, in the region south of Salvador da Bahia city.

Habitat

Not written yet

Aquarium size

Minimum base dimensions of 120 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent are recommended.

Maintenance

Ideally use a substrate of fine sand, although rounded gravel is an acceptable alternative provided it’s kept scrupulously clean. Other décor is largely down t…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Scleromystax spp. are foraging omnivores, and most will accept sinking dried foods as well as small live and frozen varieties such as chironomid larvae (bloodw…

Behaviour and compatibility

Males are aggressively territorial towards one another and cannot be maintained together in smaller aquaria, otherwise peaceful.

Sexual dimorphism

Males are more intensely-patterned and possess longer pectoral and dorsal fins than females.

Reproduction

Can be bred in a similar fashion to many Corydoras species. Use a ratio of one male per female in order to avoid rival males concentrating on one another, and …

Notes

This fish is one of a number of apparently unidentified Scleromystax species known in the aquarium hobby. The genus Scleromystax is included in the family Call…

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