Centromochlus perugiae (Oil Catfish) — Seriously Fish | 水產百科網

Inhabitsswift-flowingpartsofrivers,whereit'sfoundaroundtheshorelines.Thereisnoaquaticvegetationofanykind,andthesubstrateisusuallysandy.

Auchenipteridae

Peru, Ecuador.

Inhabits swift-flowing parts of rivers, where it’s found around the shorelines. There is no aquatic[1] vegetation of any kind, and the substrate[2] is usually sandy.

2.4″ (6cm).

18″ x 12″ x 12″ (45cm x 30cm x 30cm) – 40 litres.

The fish like to squeeze themselves into spaces little bigger than themselves during the day, so provide plenty of hiding places among tangles of bogwood[4] or lengths of plastic piping. A sand[5] substrate[6] is best, and the fish prefer a good amount of water flow, although this isn’t absolutely essential. The fish emerge in the evening to feed in o...