Data sheet emerald armored catfish
German name:
Emerald armored catfish
Scientific name:
Brochis splendens
Origin:
South America
Size:
Body length up to 9 cm
Aquarium
Length:
Length from 80 cm width
Contents:
from 100 liters
water values
Temperature:
22°-28° C
pH:
6 – 7.5
GH:
2° – 15° dH
Behave
Area:
lower area
Lining:
Live food, ground food, detritus, scalded vegetables, lettuce, frozen food, Tubifex, dry food (feed tablets)
Behave:
Schooling fish, active, happy to swim, sociable, peaceful
Number:
Schooling fish, at least 8 animals
Difficulty level:
Beginner
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General information about Brochis splendens
Brochis splendens, emerald armored catfish, grow to about 8 centimeters in size. They can be kept at 28 to 29°, for example together with discus.
After replanting, Brochis splendens are very skittish. It can take several months for them to get used to a new pool and especially the noises in an apartment. At every unusual sound, they run through the pool almost in panic. It also takes longer to get used to people in the room than other armored catfish. Loud and unusual noises, eg slamming doors, stepping heavily, etc. should be avoided.
They swim much more actively than other armored catfish. Although they are bottom-oriented, they can also be found more often and for longer periods in the middle water layers.
Brochis splendens should be fed a varied diet. They eat quite a lot. An aquarium with Brochis splendens should therefore not be overstocked and should have effective filtration.
Very old brochis splendens can get a kind of hump.
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Notes on Breeding
Breeding Brochis splendens is difficult. The stimulations that are often helpful for armored catfish, eg water changes with cool water, water changes with pure osmosis water, or nocturnal lighting do not seem to work.
When they spawn, raising the young is not easy either. In any case, there should be a thin layer of very fine sand in the bottom of the breeding tank. At least a failure rate in the first week of life could be brought from 80% to about 35%.