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Species Profiles -> Catfish -> Glass Catfish

 

Glass Catfish (Kryptopterus minor)

Synonyms:
 Ghost Catfish

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Glass Catfish image
Image provided by Eric Naus

 
Stats:

Adult Size: 2 3/4 " (7 cm)
Temp: 76-80 F (24-26 C)
Tank: 32" (90 cm) minimum

Requirements:
 Likes a mild current, and plenty of floating plants. Very clean water needed. pH 6-7.5, H soft to hard.
Diet:
 Small live food , not often adjusted to dry food.
Breeding:
 Open Water spawner among plants. Simulate rainy season for the eggs to mature. Not an often occurance.
Sociability:
 Keep in shoals, the more the better. If kept in low numbers it has a tendency to sicken and die.
Related Spec:
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Special Info:
 Though this fish is transparent, when it dies it becomes white.

 

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updated: February 2, 2003