Aquarium Care:
Very peaceful species which will do well in a quite community tank
where the tank mates are non-aggressive. Hides in the sand or amongst
plants. Provide a sand substrate due to its habit and a planted
dark area to make them feel more secure in their surroundings. Diet:
Tablet foods, insect larvae and tubifex.
Common
Name:
Ecuador banjo catfish
Synonyms:
Bunocephalus
bicolor
Family:
Aspredinidaemblycipitidae
Distribution:
South
America: Upper Amazon River basin of Colombia, Ecuador,
and Peru.
Type locality: Canelos, Ecuador.
Size:
13.0cm.
(5ins)
Temp:
20-25°c
(67-77°f.)
p.H.
6.0 -7.0.
Reference:
Baensch, H.A. and
R. Riehl 1985 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für
Natur- und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p.
