Hoplo Catfish
Hoplo catfish hardy and easily cared for the hoplo catfish top out at about 6 and are found fairly seasonally in the aquarium trade.
Hoplo catfish. Hoplo catfish hoplosternum thoracatum hopolo catfish are colored dark brown to dun with an almost black back and a whitish belly. It is known as tamuatá in brazil atipa in french guiana hassar in guyana kwi kwi or kwie kwie 1 in suriname cascadu or cascadura in trinidad and tobago and busco or currito in venezuela. However much like cories your hoplo catfish will often come front and center and loaf in plain sight.
Usually hitting the market at about 2 hoplo cats are an interesting addition to your community or south american set up especially in groups. Hoplo catfish are excellent bottom dwellers for larger tanks with medium sized tankmates. After the first scientific description made by the french scientist achilles valensins in 1840 the fish was assigned to the genus hoplosternum but in our time it was moved to the genus megalechis.
Story of the catfish. They are not hiders and couldn t care less how you decorate your tank. This species is best maintained in groups of 5 or more.
The entire body of the fish is dotted with black spots of varying sizes and their first pectoral fin is usually colored a reddish brown at the edges. Hoplo catfish megalechis thoracata is a freshwater fish from the callichthyidae catfish family. Like most catfishes your hoplo catfish will explore all the nooks and crannies in your aquarium.
Hello i am a new member here and i wanted to ask a few things about introducing new fish in an aquarium that has had a lone male catfish for one year. Hoplo catfish hoplosternum thoracatum. The hoplo catfish scientifically known as megalechis thoracata is a freshwater fish that is found in various parts of the southern hemisphere and aquariums throughout the world.
The hoplo cat is the perfect fish for peaceful or semi aggressive fish that are within similar size range. These catfish are super friendly and are quite versatile with their temperature range 65 85 degrees f so they can be kept with goldfish in a cooler temperature tank or with cichlids in a warm. If you provide caves they will explore them.
Because they attain quite a size they must not be kept with small fish of neon tetra proportions as these will be eaten overnight when the hoplo is at its most active.
