Euchilichthys sp. (1) • Mochokidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	Euchilichthys sp. (1)
Common Name(s)	None
Pronunciation	u kee lick thiss
Etymology	Euchilichthys: From the Greek, eu, meaning good, cheilos, meaning lip, and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the papillate, well-developed lips.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Although the mouthparts look highly specialized they will feed enthusiastically on a very wide range of aquarium foods, from chopped worm, through quality flake and granules to algae wafers and fresh vegetable matter. In the wild large specimens are reported to leave visible pathways on the rocks from feeding activities.
Furniture	They can be aggressive with each other, so more than one will need a really huge aquarium to avoid any one individual being victimized.
Compatibility	Young fish have proved to be good tankmates for other fish from the area, some rapids-dwelling Cichlids successfully raising fry in the presence of the Catfish.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2005 May 11 00:00 (species record created: 2002 Dec 15 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Euchilichthys sp. (1)

Common Name(s)

None

Pronunciation

u kee lick thiss

Etymology

Euchilichthys: From the Greek, eu, meaning good, cheilos, meaning lip, and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the papillate, well-developed lips.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Although the mouthparts look highly specialized they will feed enthusiastically on a very wide range of aquarium foods, from chopped worm, through quality flake and granules to algae wafers and fresh vegetable matter. In the wild large specimens are reported to leave visible pathways on the rocks from feeding activities.

Furniture

They can be aggressive with each other, so more than one will need a really huge aquarium to avoid any one individual being victimized.

Compatibility

Young fish have proved to be good tankmates for other fish from the area, some rapids-dwelling Cichlids successfully raising fry in the presence of the Catfish.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

Registered Keepers

None.

Breeding Reports

None.