Scientific name:
Steatogenes elegans

Natural spread:
northeastern South America

the Steatogenes elegans lives in the low water-regions of your aquarium. The basin-length of the aquarium should amount to at least 80 cm for these fish. An American knife-fish is peaceful in the mormalfall. Males like females can gain a length of up to 20 cm.

Attitude: Optimal-proof prevail water-temperatures of 22 to 26 °C in the aquarium. The pH-area should lie between 6.0 and 6.5. The attitude of these fish in the aquarium is quite costly.

Differentiation of the sexes: Unknown

Natural spread: Northeastern South America