Catfish & Scavengers
Family: Callichthyidae (Callichthyid armored catfishes), subfamily: Corydoradinae
Origins: South America: Lower Amazon River and coastal rivers in northeastern Brazil.
Scientific Name: Corydoras
Common Name: Cory Cats
Size: 2"
Preferred pH range: 6.8 – 7.2
Temperature Range: 72-78 F
Temperment: Community / Peaceful
Comments: Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter. Several types are available for home aquariums.
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Corydorus Cats
Family: Cobitidae (Loaches), subfamily: Botiinae
Origins: Asia: Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo).
Scientific Name: Chromobotia macracanthus
Common Name: Clown loach
Size: 12"
Preferred pH range: 6.2 – 8.0
Temperature Range: 72-78 F
Temperment: Community / semi aggresive
Comments: Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals
Clown Loach
Family: Cyprinidae
Origins: Asia: Chao Phraya basin, Thailand. Reported from the Mekong basin
Scientific Name: Epalzeorhynchos bicolor
Common Name: Red Tail Shark
Size: 5"
Preferred pH range: 6.5 – 7.5
Temperature Range: 72-78 F
Temperment: Community / semi aggresive
Comments: Inhabits mainstream rivers and floodplains. Omnivorous, feeding on plant matter and small benthic animal. Tens of thousands of specimens are exported annually from Thailand for the ornamental trade, all now captive bred. Aquarium keeping: solitary, adults are territorial and may 'bully' other fish
Red Tail Shark
Family: Cyprinidae
Origins: Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Scientific Name: Balantiocheilos melanopterus
Common Name: Tricolor Shark
Size: 12"
Preferred pH range: 6.5 – 7.5
Temperature Range: 72-78 F
Temperment: Community / peaceful
Comments: Found in midwater depths in large and medium-sized rivers and lakes. Feeds on phytoplankton, but mostly on small crustaceans, rotifers as well as insects and their larvae. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals
Tricolor Shark
Family: Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Origins: Asia: Borneo, Malaysia
Scientific Name: Kryptopterus baramensis
Common Name: Glass Cats
Size: 8"
Preferred pH range: 6.5 – 7.5
Temperature Range: 72-78 F
Temperment: Community / peaceful
Comments: Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals
Glass Cats
Family: Cobitidae (Loaches), subfamily: Cobitinae
Origins: Asia.
Scientific Name: Pangio kuhlii
Common Name: kuhlii loach
Size: 5"
Preferred pH range: 6.0 – 7.0
Temperature Range: 72-78 F
Temperment: Community / peaceful
Comments: Lives in hill streams to lowland forest canals and peats. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals
Kuhlii Loach
Family: Cyprinidae
Origins: Asia: Mekong, Chao Phraya and Xe Bangfai basins and Maeklong basin
Scientific Name: Epalzeorhynchos frenatum
Common Name: Rainbow Shark
Size: 6"
Preferred pH range: 6.5 – 7.5
Temperature Range: 72-78 F
Temperment: Community / peaceful
Comments: Observed over sandy substrate. Found near any type of solid surface at midwater and bottom depths in streams and rivers. Moves into seasonally flooded habitats and returns to the rivers as floodwaters recede. Feeds on algae, periphyton, phytoplankton and some zooplankton.
Rainbow Shark
