Fisher's woodcat care

How do you care for a Fisher's wood catfish (Trachelyopterus fisheri)? What is the minimum tank size for this fish and how do you breed them? I never had one before and looking forward to have one in the future.

have a search on the following link and see if there's any info on it

Colin_T said:

have a search on the following link and see if there's any info on it

Seriously Fish — Feeling fishy?

www.seriouslyfish.com

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Colin_T said:

have a search on the following link and see if there's any info on it

Seriously Fish — Feeling fishy?

www.seriouslyfish.com

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It does not have info on this website you mentioned.

There are several reliable sites.
General fish - Seriously Fish
Catfish of all types - Planet Catfish
Corydoras - Corydoras World
Loaches - Loaches Online

This species is not included on SF, but it is on PC.


Given its size (11 inches/28cm) it needs a long tank, and a 5 or 6 foot tank is advisable. The data on PC mentions it glides more than many species in this genus which are more rapid swimmers, so you might manage with a 4-foot/120cm tank, but I would myself use no less than a 5-foot. Chunks of wood, floating plants.

The PC entry has a reference to Burgess' monumental Atlas of Freshwater and Marine Catfishes which I have, and it mentions this species, like all woodcats, is nocturnal, very much so, rmaining in a chunk of wood all day. I had one of the smaller species many years ago, and I never saw them in all the years I had them, except I did "train" them to appear at feeding time. But if I went into the fish room at say 12 midnight well after the lights were out, I could with a flashlight see them charging everywhere. You may never see this fish, just be aware of that.

I've kept a wood cat species before which at the time was an Ageneisosus species but is now a Tympanopleura species - these fish are often called the Duckbill Catfish and some get quite big 8-12 inches but some of them stay around 3-4 inches. Mine were not a defined species when I kept them but I'd guess they were Tympanopleura Cryptica now - through the day they swam in the upper third of the tank in one spot hovering in place even though the tank was densely scaped and planted - until the night went off and then the swam almost full speed around the lower levels of the tank like little torpedos.

I kept mine with some quite small fish as well like Lemon Tetras and it was never an issue - though I suspect some of the bigger species would take Tetras.

Wills