Brochis multiradiatus • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Brochis multiradiatus** (Orcés V., 1960)
Common Names	Hognose Brochis Brochis-Panzerwels (Germany), Long-finned Brochis
Type Locality	Trib. of Río Lagartococha near town of Garza-Cocha, upper Río Napo system, Prov. Napo, Ecuador.
Synonym(s)	Chaenothorax multiradiatus
Pronunciation	BROK iss - MULL tee rad ee ATT uss
Etymology	Brochis: From the Greek brochis, meaning inkhorn; in reference to the resemblance of the fish to one. multi=many, radiatus= rays, in reference to the number of dorasl fin rays.
Species Information
Size	100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The genus Brochis can be distinguished from other corydoradine species by the fact that Brochis have more than 10 rays in the dorsal fin, whilst all other members of the Corydoradinae have 7 rays. Differs from other species of Brochis by its hog-like snout and from B. splendens by a larger number of dorsal fin rays. The dorsal fin can have 15-18 soft rays; although B. multiradiatus usually has 17.
Sexing	Undocumented, although it is presumed mature females are larger and fuller when carrying eggs.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America:Ecuador: Rio Napo Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.0 - 7.2
Temperature	21.0-24.0°C or 69.8-75.2°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Prefers deeper water of at least 18''.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	A fish that likes to dig around for food, but will eat all prepared foods that find their way to the substrate. Live bloodworms or tubifex are especially relished - be careful with the tubifex. It can be difficult to feed carefully and if it starts living in the tank water conditions can quickly deteriorate. This can, at least in part, be controlled by offering tubifex in a shallow ceramic bowl.
Furniture	Open spaces of substrate and rock or wood refuges slightly elevated to provide the shade these fish like to rest under in rare moments of inactivity. This species will gleefully uproot plants at the first opportunity, use plant pots or other methods of fixing plants in place.
Compatibility	An ideal community tank resident, keep in shoals.
Suggested Tankmates	Can be kept with most fish. More suitable for keeping with loaches than Corydoras as their larger size helps them compete better for food. Boisterous enough to be kept with more dynamic aquaria. Perfect for an Amazon river biotope.
Breeding	Reported by no details survive of the account save it is supposed to spawn in a manner similar to Corydoras.
Further Information
References	Cienc. Nat. (Quito)v. 3 - pp3 - Fig. 1
Registered Keepers	(1) adimeatatime, (2) joern (k: 7), who also notes: "Females may grow up to 12cm (SL( / 14cm (TL) after 3 years (tank size 468l). Prefers frozen food. Dry food, compared to species size, food should be small, e.g. pellets not even larger than about 1-1,5mm", (3) Barracuda518 (k: 6), (4) jollysue (k: 10), (5) Gump (k: 2), (6) Troender (k: 7), (7) gismo5001, (8) Plunt, (9) saphphx (k: 3), (10) fishpimpin, (11) markhinch, (12) robb harriston (k: 20), (13) N0body Of The Goat (k: 2), who also notes: "Anyone intrested in adding these two to an existing group?", (14) Kampfer, (15) Marisco1729, (16) Roland (p: 2), (17) Id16, (18) MeglaAlex (k: 2), (19) giraffee (k: 9), (20) Sean B, (21) rosswell, (22) ahxw, (23) flatdog, (24) kenjarle, (25) Guppy09, (26) mmccannon, (27) protopterus, (28) Piotr, (29) L-Cait, (30) Gulper, (31) bekateen (k: 8), (32) Aqua_Bankie (k: 4), who also notes: "Last four in the shop !". 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.
Articles	- CotM 2006 March
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Last Update	2013 Jul 19 19:07 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00)