Marbled Whiptail Catfish

Rineloricaria hasemani and rineloricaria microlepidogaster are both commonly referred to as whiptail catfish.

Marbled whiptail catfish.

Recommended ph range for the species. It s best kept with small characins peaceful cichlids and catfish such as corydoras or other loricariids avoiding the very territorial ones. 16 18 cm 6 3 7 09 inch 0 14. By trying to mimic their natural habitat you will greatly increase the chances of successful.

Before attempting to breed whiptails one must naturally learn how to provide them with ideal conditions in the aquarium. A 4 long whiptail catfish resting on a leaf in our online store. This fish can grow to be about 5 long. Judw93 at forum and expert information on caring for bristlenose catfish on 2018 11 01 20 42 07.

Marbled whiptail loricaria simillima. Common whiptail catfish are to be found in the paraguay river basins. Click on each picture to see a bigger picture. Loricaria simillima marbled whiptail catfish 22 10.

Zamora woodcat midnight catfish live fish. A very nice aquarium fish which is mild tempered hardy and easy to breed. Rineloricaria lanceolata whiptail catfish 13 00. Fishkeeping news post sustaining your aquarium during the covid 19 virus lockdown 27 march 2020 fishkeeping news post french aquatics firm prodibio mobilizes to sanitise health workers in the war against the covid 19 pandemic.

10 ten x corydoras metae bandit catfish 149 50. It can change colour very quickly. In this aquarium we have one couple which we hope will breed. The giant peruvian marbled whiptail is a rare fish species in aquariums and is still unclassified.

Usual size in fish tanks. It s quite amicable with conspecifics and usually does well when kept in a group. Common whiptail catfish will accept most foods they do exceptionally well on a diet of sinking pellets blood worms lettuce and cucumber. They will even accept meaty foods like beef heart and most live and frozen foods.

This means it can instantly mimic its surroundings making it invisible to predators. But requires frequent partial water changes and does better with lots of water movement. L010a red lizard whiptail catfish rineloricaria sp. Marbled whiptail loricaria simillima.