Full Grown South American Bumblebee Catfish
As you have not said how big the catfish is we cannot tell by looking at half of it s body in the photos.
Full grown south american bumblebee catfish. It is also referred to as the south american bumblebee catfish. But the tank is too small for it a minimum of 20 gallons is needed for 1 of these. The bumblebee catfish is discovered in clear moderate to strong flowing waters of venezuela colombia peru the amazon container and other locations of north south america.
21 25 c 70 77 f water hardness. There are other species but they re rarely seen. Well there are several species of catfish under the name bumble bee.
South american bumblebee catfish the bumblebee catfish is a small catfish which is likewise known as the south american bumblebee catfish it is a tropical fish and also is belonging to venezuela. The bumblebee catfish can easily be recognised by its black and yellow banding that runs along the whole length of the body. And i plan to give the grown baby platies to my lfs as soon as they re a but larger in size.
If it s the giant south american kind then it ll get about 10 territorial and have a voracious appetite. All you have to worry about their temprament is peacefull they are. Quiet peaceful nocturnal but will eat small slender fish during the night when it is feeding time.
If it s the asian kind then it s a small shy and peaceful community fish. The bumblebee catfish is well known aquarium fish among the pet fish keepers. They make great tank mates for most species of fish due to.
It is a bottom dwelling fish which was first described by carl henry eigenmann in 1912. The expected life span for microglanis iheringi is 4 years. Venezuela and columbia south america.
It is primarily found in columbia and venezuela but it has been known to drift over to other countries like guyana ecuador and northern brazil. We would also need to know which of the catfish you have the asian one or the south american one. In fact one of its common names is actually the south american bumblebee catfish.
South american bumblebee catfish. Bumblebee catfish bumblebee catfish compatibility. Bumblebee catfish are found in the waterways of venezuela.
This fish belongs to pseudopimelodidae family under order siluriformes of class actinopterygii osteichthyes. The bumblebee catfish microglanis iheringi originates from south america. I think they are too big and fast to get eaten the south american bb cat only gets to 3 tops so fry and young neons are prob.
