Chaca
burmensis Brown & Ferraris, 1988 |
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contributors to this species: |
| Steven
Grant
(3) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
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| Relevant
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You can
differentiate the difference between Chaca burmensis and
Chaca chaca by the number and the size of the cirri along
the inner edge of the lower lip, C. chaca has 14+ and tend
to be relatively longer and/or thicker. Chaca burmensis
usually numbers around 10 or 11 small cirri, and they don’t
tend to have them near the corners of the mouth. There seems
to be two forms of this species, Archipelagic and peninsular. Aquarium
Care: This catfish does not do a lot apart from sitting
very still buried in the substrate waiting for its next meal and
then engulfing its prey by opening its very large mouth and basically
creates a strong vacuum, whereas the unlucky victim is drawn in
to the gaping hole!. It is a very hardy aquarium fish that will
do very well on a sand/leaf substrate where it can bury itself with
just its head showing and also a landscape of rocks and caves. It
is not your average community tank fish so I would choose my tankmates
carefully for fear of them getting eaten as they will consume fish
half their size. Probably any species of the African Synodontis
would do fine and for the upper layers you would do better with
larger shoaling fish such as Congo tetras, or larger barbs i.e.
Tinfoil Barbs. This would pre-empt a larger tank to house the larger
barbs or characins. If you can make the space, a better idea would
be a species tank with 3 to 4 individuals, as they seem to coincide
peacefully with one another. Diet: A feeding of
earthworms and other meaty foods such as feeder fish like young
Tilapia sp. They are said also to take tablet food when
fully acclimatized. |
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None |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Chacidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Myanmar |
| Size:
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15cm. (6ins) |
| Temp: |
24-28°c
(75-83°f ) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.2. |
| References: |
Grant; Steven,
Article no. 90, www.scotcat.com, The
Chaca's
ScotCat Factsheet no. 77. Nov.2002. |
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