Cat-eLog Right Callichthyidae Right Corydoradinae Right The genus Scleromystax

Down Summary of scleromystax
Pronounced ss KLER oh muss tax
Etymology Scleromystax: From the Greek sclero meaning hard and the Latin mystax meaning moustache.
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.
Size Smallest 45mm, largest 98mm, average 69mm, most commonly 80mm. All SL.
Species There are 17 "species" in the database
Keepers 11 species (64%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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Down Most Kept Species
1.
Scleromystax barbatusScleromystax barbatus
(56.46%)
2.
Scleromystax kroneiScleromystax kronei
(10.33%)
3.
Scleromystax sp. (C113)Scleromystax sp. (C113)
(7.38%)
4.
Scleromystax prionotosScleromystax prionotos
(6.27%)
5.
Scleromystax macropterusScleromystax macropterus
(5.9%)
6.
Scleromystax sp. (Cw038)Scleromystax sp. (Cw038)
(4.8%)
7.
Scleromystax sp. (C112)Scleromystax sp. (C112)
(3.69%)
8.
Scleromystax lacerdaiScleromystax lacerdai
(2.95%)
9.
Scleromystax sp. (Cw147)Scleromystax sp. (Cw147)
(1.11%)
10. Scleromystax reisi (0.74%)
11.
Scleromystax sp. (Cw067)Scleromystax sp. (Cw067)
(0.37%)
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