Trachelyichthys
exilis Greenfield
& Glodek, 1977 |
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Relevant Information: |
Often sold in your LFS as T.
decaradiatus but this species is not seen often in the
hobby as exports from the Guyana area are rarely heard of. To see
the differences in both species our factsheet at www.scotcat.com/factsheets/t_exilis.htm
will explain more. Aquarium Care: Keeping both
species is not too much of a problem as long as the water is kept
clean and not too alkaline with a p.H.of between 6.5 and 7.0. They
do like a planted aquarium where they like to hide out during the
day. Diet: In the aquarium a good mixture of dry
food such as flake and tablet. Worm food such as bloodworm, whiteworm
and grindal. |
Common
Name: |
Pygmy
Driftwood |
Synonyms: |
None |
Family: |
Auchenipteridaeblycipitidae |
Distribution: |
Peru:
Nanay River basin in upper Amazon River
drainage. Type locality: Río Mamón,
a tributary of Río Nanay, approximately 25 km west of Iquitos,
3º42'S, 73º16'W, Peru. |
Size:
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9.5cm. (3¾ins) |
Temp: |
22-25°c
(71-77°f.) |
p.H. |
6.5-7.0. |
Reference: |
ScotCat
Factsheet no. 67. Jan.2002.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue
of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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