Few aquarists know that the pets and decorations of their aquarium - catfish - are the oldest fish on the planet that survived to this day.
Somiki - cute aquarium inhabitants
Freshwater reservoirs of the world include about two thousand different types of catfish. About 800 species have developed in aquariums. These handsome people for the most part have a wide head and flattened sides. They completely lack scales, in some places it is replaced by bone plates. Catfish are bottom fish, most of them are quite unpretentious - enough ordinary aquarium conditions. The homeland of aquarium catfish is water bodies around the world, the habitat of many species varies greatly. Details of the contents of some fish, their habits, differences in shapes and colors will be described in our article.
Speckled catfish
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Another mustachioed handsome aquarium - Sack-gill catfish. The birthplace of fish is Southeast Asia. This is the only species in its family. The color is brown or black and blue. Real barbel - on the jaws has 4 pairs of fairly long processes. It can grow up to 30 centimeters in length. Moreover, females are slightly larger than males. A feature of Sack-gill catfish are two air sacs that are located from the gill cavity along the entire body and play the role of the lungs. In the wild, this allows the fish to survive drought, remaining virtually without water in the mud. Catfish is unpretentious and omnivorous. Prefers places with low light in the aquarium, looking for cracks and shelters. With other bottom fish in the aquarium can come into conflict.