Hassar orestisBlack-top Mouse Catfish
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This species can be quite delicate when first imported, but once settled is usually quite hardy. When buying the fish, check that it has a rounded belly and that its eyes aren't sunken. These are classic signs of emaciation in newly imported specimens, and fish in this condition do not often survive for long. If you can find healthy specimens for sale, it is a charming addition to the larger community tank. It is superficially similar to the closely related Nemadoras leporhinus. The two ...