Cat-eLog Right Callichthyidae Right Corydoradinae Right The genus Osteogaster

Down Summary of osteogaster
Pronounced os tee oh gas terr
Feeding Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.
Compatibility A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Furniture Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle these fishes.
Sexing Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature.
Size Smallest 48mm, largest 75mm, average 57mm, most commonly 75mm. All SL.
Species There are 25 "species" in the database
Keepers 24 species (96%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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Down Most Kept Species
1.
Osteogaster aeneaOsteogaster aenea
(38.28%)
2.
Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)
(12.62%)
3.
Osteogaster schultzeiOsteogaster schultzei
(8.54%)
4.
Osteogaster venezuelanusOsteogaster venezuelanus
(8.4%)
5.
Osteogaster sp. (Cw009)Osteogaster sp. (Cw009)
(7.78%)
6.
Osteogaster equesOsteogaster eques
(6.83%)
7.
Osteogaster rabautiOsteogaster rabauti
(3.98%)
8.
Osteogaster sp. (Cw014)Osteogaster sp. (Cw014)
(3.89%)
9.
Osteogaster melanotaeniaOsteogaster melanotaenia
(3.46%)
10.
Osteogaster zygataOsteogaster zygata
(2.7%)
11.
Osteogaster maclureiOsteogaster maclurei
(0.95%)
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