Very attractive when adult, with long flowing fins. Appreciates lots of green foods, do not keep with territorial fishes. Itisa member of the Loricariidae family of South American suckermouth catfishes. Coburg Aquarium stocks many types of Live Freshwater Catfish and Aquarium Products, 100% safe delivered to your door in Australia.

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Features of Whiptail Catfish:

• Very thin, twig-like appearance
• Grey-brown color and a classy pattern of various light and dark shades
• Very hardy and easy to care

The Best Aquarium Size for Whiptail Catfish:

A pair could be kept in a tank as small as 50L. However, if you want toset up a community tank, you have to increase the tank size.Nice tank brands you can consider:

• Yiding Tanks
• Aqua One Tanks
• Fluval Aquariums
• Oceason Aquariums

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Tank Mate Compatibility:

One of the most peaceful catfish around, these can be combined with many other species.Avoid the aggressive or nippy fish.

• Neon Tetras
• Phantom Tetras
• Danios
• Rasboras
• Black Widow Tetras
• Apistogramma

Coburg Aquarium, specialised in different species oflive fish.

Feeding :

Whiptail Catfish will accepthigh-quality vegetable flakes, sinking algae wafers and pellet. It will also appreciate to have somelive and frozen fare such aslive blackworms, frozen bloodwormsas snacks. You can search Catfish foodin ourHigh Quality Fish Foodscollections.

Tank Setup:

Aquarium Filtration

Most whiptail catfish require highly oxygenated water and prefer a hefty current.so a good filtration systemis necessary forfish to thrive. Here are some great ones to consider:

• 307 Performance Canister Filter By Fluval
• Classic External Canister Filter 2215 (350)By EHEIM
• Oase FiltoSmart 60
• Oase BioPlus 100
• Aqua One 1000 External Canister Filter

Pump

Besides adding a powerhead for facilitating proper filtration in the tank, you can also add other pumps to make the water move more powerfully, producing sufficient current.

Heater

Heateris an option, Whiptail Catfish enjoy temperatures between 22 – 26 C. Thermometer is recommended to monitor the water temperature.

Plants forWhiptailCatfish

The Whiptail Catfish Rineloricaria will do great with low-lying plants like the Cryptocoryne and dwarf lilies. These fish spend a bunch of time resting and nibbling on wood.Bonsai wood collection should be a good choice for your tank.

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Decorations for Whiptail Catfish

They love driftwood. Alsoneeds lots of hiding spots to feel safe in an aquarium environment. Add ornaments such as: Driftwood, Big Rocks, Caves, Tubes, and Pipes.After more nice quality decorations? Check our Aquarium Ornaments.

Lighting

Catfishdo prefer the dim environment.Sufficient light is also important for the growth of your live plants.LED lightingis an excellent choice for both, as it lasts much longer and is cooler than traditional lighting.

Substrate

Soft sand is a good substrate for catfish tank.A variety ofSubstratesare available at Coburg Aquarium.