Amaralia hypsiura ??? & requirements

amiidae · Post by **amiidae** » 25 Nov 2004, 13:59

Hi guys,

i'm interested to keep a banjo cat.

Anyone care to advise the tank set up, water conditions (like PH dH etc..) and filter flow rate for a 20g ?

i saw a speciment (abt 4 incher)looks like Amaralia hypsiura.... however, it has a few "tiger" stripes along the body.

does Amaralia hypsiura come with some stripes or it maybe other sp.

thanks

Post by **Silurus** » 25 Nov 2004, 14:09

Check out this thread.

Lee is most likely right that they are oophagous (egg eating).

amiidae · Post by **amiidae** » 25 Nov 2004, 14:12

any advise on the prefered water parameter and also the "stripes" thingy.

thanks

Post by **Silurus** » 25 Nov 2004, 14:18

Keep the water soft and acidic (as you would a typical whitewater tank) and they should be fine.

By stripes, do you mean the pattern as you see in this pic?

Amaralia is very distinctive in terms of body shape, and cannot be confused with anything else.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 25 Nov 2004, 14:23

Not sure I can help much here, but a few things I can come up with is:

Amarallia Hypsiura is a "Two Rayed Banjo Catfish". There are several other "Banjo Catfish". If you go to the Cat-eLog and select "by Common name", and search for Banjo, you'll be able to see the data in the eLog. There are also some species of the same family as the 'common' Banjo Catfish that haven't got a "Common name", but if you select a specie, you can click on the "Show thumbnails of all species of XXXX" where XXXX is the family name of that fish.

Since the A. Hypsiura comes from northern Brazil, it's fair to believe that it requires relatively soft water. The Cat-eLog entry says temp of 22-24'C.

As for filtering, it's very much depending on the number of fish, and if you have other fish or not in the tank. It's not a huge tank, so a medium sized internal filter is probably the best solution. There are many different brands and models, and it's mostly a question of how much money you want to spend, and how much flexibility you want (more expensive filters usually offer the ability to have several different filter media in the same filter, some more than one media at a given time, whilst the least expensive ones have just a simple foam filter media).

It's generally a good idea to aim for something like 3-6 times the water volume per hour. So at least 60 gallons per hour for your tank. More is better, but also cause the water to be more turbulent, which may cause problems if you have fish that don't like turbulent water (typical example would be fancy goldfish or Betta's, as they tend to be swept away by strong currents).

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Mats

amiidae · Post by **amiidae** » 25 Nov 2004, 14:24

the stripes (thin and define) ... looks more like the last pic of this link but with much darker body colour like you pic (pic taken fm atlas 2300)

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/amiidae/wishlist/

Post by **Silurus** » 25 Nov 2004, 14:25

Yeah, that's Amaralia, alright.

amiidae · Post by **amiidae** » 27 Nov 2004, 12:21

how much does a 4 incher cost.

saw one at my LFS going for USD150.

Post by **Silurus** » 27 Nov 2004, 14:34

I bought mine for $10. And they were a good 6".

amiidae · Post by **amiidae** » 27 Nov 2004, 16:44

Silurus wrote:I bought mine for $10. And they were a good 6".

Ya, that's my guess also.. but saw it going for USD150... I tot it might be some other "rare" species.... that's why i started this thread.

thanks for the input !!!!

Cheers !!!!