the Hoplosternum thoracatum lives in the low water-regions of your aquarium. The basin-length of the aquarium should amount to at least 70 cm for these fish. A painted callus-catfish is peacefully in the mormalfall. Males like females can gain a length of up to 18 cm.
Attitude: Optimal-proof prevail water-temperatures of 18 to 28 °C in the aquarium. The pH-area should lie between 5.5 and 8.3. The attitude of these fish in the aquarium is unproblematic.
Differentiation of the sexes: Male has at the spawn-time, a bluish-violet stomach-underside is beiMännchen female it knows, the first Brustflossenstrehl is beiMännchen strongly females widens and rotbreun colored,
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