I originally bought these as part f the "Nightmare" series from Japan, but you will be able buy them separately here at www.aquazone.com. If your looking for the Japanese Nightmare Series you can find them at www.himeya.com either way they will add a bit of sparkle to your tanks.
Real Fish Info
Family: Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Order: Siluriformes
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Glass catfish
Max. size: 15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27732)
Environment: benthopelagic; freshwater
Climate: tropical; 21 - 26°C
Importance: aquarium: commercial
Distribution:
Gazetteer Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins; Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
Diagnosis: Anal soft rays: 55-68. Rudimentary dorsal fin; the maxillary barbels reaching to the anal fin; 55-68 anal rays (Ref. 27732). Dorsal profile arched with a nuchal concavity; pectoral-fin length greater than head length (Ref. 12693).
Biology: Occurs in large rivers with turbid waters (Ref. 27732). Enters flooded fields (Ref. 12975). Diurnal. Feeds mostly on pelagic hemipterans and some small fishes (Ref. 12693), also on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Used to make prahoc or fish sauce and regularly seen in the aquarium trade (Ref. 12693).
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous: harmless
Citation:
Kottelat, M., 1998. Fishes of the Nam Theun and Xe Bangfai basins, Laos, with diagnoses of twenty-two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Cobitidae, Coiidae and Odontobutidae).. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(1):1-128
Source of Information Found :
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2003. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version 21 April 2003
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Life
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800
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Juvenile
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63
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Breeding
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240
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