Chocolate Frogmouth Catfish ( Chaca bankanensis )



Distribution & Habitat 

Derived from the swamp forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. Inhabited by fish habitat is forests flooded by shallow water, waters which provide shade and excellent hiding places among the foliage and litter.

Size

  20 cm

     Aquarium Set-up

Catfish is a fish who likes twilight. Dim lighting conditions are suitable for this catfish. Use a soft substrate of sand is also recommended because these fish like to bury themselves. Water plants can be added as decoration in the aquarium, but choose hardy water plants and can grow attached to other decorations, such as java moss or java fern. The addition of some wood or bogwood twigs and dried leaves is very helpful to create the conditions that correspond to their natural habitat in the aquarium.

     Weft

Minnows, live shrimp, and bloodworm. Sometimes it is possible to wean the young catfish from the live feed, and train it to eat frozen or dried food.

     Water conditions


pH: 6-8
Water temperature: 22-26 ° C

     Compatibility

As a large-mouthed predators, these fish are better kept alone or in conjunction with its own species only. Because these fish are able to prey on all fish that fit in her mouth openings.

     Family

  Chacidae (Siluriformes)

    Information


Frogmouth catfish known as a great camouflage ability. These fish rarely move in the aquarium, except when deprived of food, according to the custom in the wild. In their natural habitat, these catfish hunt prey by waving like tube like worm as bait. Prey that are interested will be snatched in a flash. Because of this, these fish have a different name or catfish angler catfish anglers.

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