Debauwi Cat Fish (Pareutropius Buffei)
March 25, 2009 by admin
Filed under Egg Bearers, Fish Species, Freshwater
Belonging to the Pareutropius Buffei genus, the Debauwi Cat is a fish native to Central Africa, particularly to the Congo Basin. Other names for it are African Glass Catfish, the Debauwi Catfish and the 3 Stripe Glass Catfish. It can reach a length of up to 8 cm (3.2 inches) and likes to eat insects, crustaceans, dried food and worms. They prefer the water to be a bit acidic or soft and its temperature between 23 and 26 degrees Celsius (between 73 and 79F).
While they might seem the same species, there are two different types of fish that look the same. In the past, both were named Eutropiellus Debauwi. Now, there is the Pareutropius Debauwi and the Pareutropius Buffei. There is a very good chance that your fish are Buffei, since the Debauwi species is usually kept in the wild. The only way to find out which is which is to look for an extra stripe that the Buffei has.
Now that we got that out of the way, you can read a few things below about the Debauwi Cat.
This fish is extremely active but quite peaceful. You can place it together with other fish that have the same size as the Debauwi. It would be best to keep a minimum of six fish of this type, as they love to shoal. If you don’t have enough of them, they will not flourish as well and they will start to hide.
The color of this fish is silver and it has a black stripe along their body. If you take a look at the upper jaw, you will see short barbels, 3 pairs in total. They also have a specific way of swimming, keeping their tail down and the body oblique.
The male Debauwi is less plump than the female. They rarely manage to breed while they’re captive. When they do, they leave around 100 eggs behind that take around 3 days to hatch. If you leave the eggs together with the parents, there is a chance they might get eaten.
Your aquarium should have some vegetation inside and it should be large enough for the fish to swim in.
