Glass Catfish (Kryptopterus Bicirrhis)
March 27, 2009 by admin
Filed under Egg Bearers, Fish Species, Freshwater
The Glass Catfish is a fish that gets to 10cm in length and lives in Java, Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra. The family that it comes from is Kryptopterus Bicirrhis and it’s also known as Ghostfish or Ghost Catfish. The tank where they’re kept should have a length of 45cm (18 inches), with a water temperature of 21 to 26 degrees Celsius (70 to 79F). They enjoy eating dried food, crustaceans, insects and worms.
This species of fish has a very compressed body and doesn’t have any scales. You can even see the internal organs and the backbone clearly. Out of all the species of tropical fish, this one is the most transparent of all.
If you look at the Glass Catfish upper jaw you can see two long barbells. This fish doesn’t have an adipose fin and there is only one ray that composes the dorsal fin. It has a very iridescent body and depending on the light angle, you will see different colors for it.
The fish is a delicate one and likes to swim in the middle and upper layers of the tank. They will move the tail constantly.
The aquarium where it’s
kept should have some vegetation inside, so the fish can hide in it, but plenty of open water space for them to swim in. A few of them should be kept together, as it doesn’t do well if it’s alone.
In most cases, this fish will not breed when kept in an aquarium and there aren’t any differences that are noticeable between the female and the male.
