What can you guys tell me about these little cuties? I know they have to be in a school but how big does the tank have to be, do they do well with tank mates etc?
Glass cats
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I googled them and it gave me this:
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Species Profiles -> Catfish -> Glass Catfish
Glass Catfish (Kryptopterus minor) Synonyms: Ghost Catfish
Stats:
Adult Size: 2 3/4 " (7 cm)
Temp: 76-80 F (24-26 C)
Tank: 32" (90 cm) minimum
Requirements: Likes a mild current, and plenty of floating plants. Very clean water needed. pH 6-7.5, H soft to hard.
Diet: Small live food , not often adjusted to dry food.
Breeding: Open Water spawner among plants. Simulate rainy season for the eggs to mature. Not an often occurance.
Sociability: Keep in shoals, the more the better. If kept in low numbers it has a tendency to sicken and die.
Related Spec: ...
Special Info: Though this fish is transparent, when it dies it becomes white.
found on http://www.petresources.net/fish/catfish/kry_bic.html
Also Glass Catfish
Scientific Name
Grows to:
Temp Range
Number to Buy
Hardiness
Kryptopterus bicirrhis
3"
72-80
2 or more
B
Also Found on http://www.elmersaquarium.com/10catglass.htm
but im not even close to being a fish expert, like some or most of these people on this site.
Articles
Bettas
Tanks
Species Profiles
References
Small Mammals
Shelters & Rescues
Updates
About Us
Species Profiles -> Catfish -> Glass Catfish
Glass Catfish (Kryptopterus minor) Synonyms: Ghost Catfish
Stats:
Adult Size: 2 3/4 " (7 cm)
Temp: 76-80 F (24-26 C)
Tank: 32" (90 cm) minimum
Requirements: Likes a mild current, and plenty of floating plants. Very clean water needed. pH 6-7.5, H soft to hard.
Diet: Small live food , not often adjusted to dry food.
Breeding: Open Water spawner among plants. Simulate rainy season for the eggs to mature. Not an often occurance.
Sociability: Keep in shoals, the more the better. If kept in low numbers it has a tendency to sicken and die.
Related Spec: ...
Special Info: Though this fish is transparent, when it dies it becomes white.
found on http://www.petresources.net/fish/catfish/kry_bic.html
Also Glass Catfish
Scientific Name
Grows to:
Temp Range
Number to Buy
Hardiness
Kryptopterus bicirrhis
3"
72-80
2 or more
B
Also Found on http://www.elmersaquarium.com/10catglass.htm
but im not even close to being a fish expert, like some or most of these people on this site.
you will need 6 at the VERY LEAST, and they do better if there are more. if the school is to small, they start to pine away. they do great in a species tank.
they get to around 3 or 4 inches
what else is in your 29 gallon?
they get to around 3 or 4 inches
what else is in your 29 gallon?