Featherfin Catfish Tropical Fish Information

Featherfin Catfish Tropical Fish Learn all about the Featherfin Catfish's feeding habits and food types, its behaviour, its origins, its natural habitats, is it male or female, breeding advice and information, suitable tank mates, its sizing and growth range, minimum tank size, water PH and more. Use our fish community creator tool to plan your tank set up and ensure that the Featherfin Catfish is the right fish for your aquarium.

The Featherfin Catfish develops an attractive high-backed shape as it ages, which nicely shows of the large, feathered dorsal fin. Older fish have finer and more numerous spots and fin stripes. The Featherfin Catfish is tolerant of a wide range of aquarium conditions provided it is given plenty of dark hiding spots and a fine substrate. The fish's feelers are used for finding food and without a fine substrate they can become damaged during digging. Although the fish is peaceful and will not normally eat much smaller fish, occasional specimens can be a little boisterous so it is best mixed with medium-large fish and no timid species. A good aquarium fish with plenty of character. Often confused with the upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris) when young.

     

 

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