Nemadoras
leporhinus (Eigenmann, 1912)
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Julian
Dignall
(1)
Chris
Ralph (1) Peru
Aquarium Group
(2) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
(3) Ivor
Hilton
(1) |
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| Relevant
Information: |
Aquarium Care:
Best kept in groups as they will not do well singularly. Avoid
boisterous or aggressive tankmates as this is a shy species that
will hide out during the day and appear for food at night under
darkness. Provide a dimly lit tank with floating plants. This
is not an easy species to keep so you would need to keep up water
changes and good aquarium husbandry. Diet: Tubifex,
Daphnia, Cyclops. Once settled in they will take
frozen foods, flake and tablet foods. Remarks:
The last image depicts N.leporhinus at the top and a
Hemidoras sp. below. The differences are that Nemodoras
has a shorter snout and smaller bony scutes. |
| Common
Name: |
Mouse catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Hemidoras leporhinus,
Opsodoras leporhinus |
| Family: |
Doradidae blycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South America: Orinoco,
Branco and Essequibo River basin |
| Size:
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10cm.
(4ins) |
| Temp: |
22-25°C
(72-77°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.0. |
| Reference: |
Baensch, H.A.
and R. Riehl 1985 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag
für Natur- und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p.
ScotCat Factsheet no. 191. May 2012 |
