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| Scientific Name | Pseudoplatystoma sp. hybrid(4) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Pronunciation | SUE doh plah tee stow mah |
| Etymology | (Greek)Pseudos=False +(Greek)platys=flat +(Greek)stoma=mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 915mm (36") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Appears to be a hybrid of Psuedoplatystoma and Leiarius spp., probably L. marmoratus and P. tigrinum. |
| Habitat Information | |
| pH | 6.0 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 21.0-26.0°C or 69.8-78.8°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Requires clean well aerated, regularly changed water can become listless and loses appetite if a regular water change regime is not adhered to. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Carnivore feeding on a very mixed and varied diet including earthworms, whole prawns, mussels, fish fillets, floating sticks/pellets and catfish pellets. |
| Furniture | Large, spacious tank with open space for night time cruising. A large shady bogwood root or pipe that the catfish can retreat to during the day is also required. Ensure the heater is in the open and not in a place where the catfish may try and hide. When larger a hide is not necessary. |
| Compatibility | Ideally suited to life with other large fish. These catfish are predatory and will eat smaller fish if hungry. Claimed by some to behave aggressively/territorially towards other catfish. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Other large catfish such as Oxydoras, Pterodoras and Megalodoras. Other fish over half of its body length. |
| Breeding | Commercially bred in South American aquaculture farms, highly unlikely in aquaria. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) sequoiacat, who also notes: "Very outgoing, the first to come out for food.". Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2012 Jul 25 20:14 (species record created: 2012 Jul 25 20:00) |
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