Sumatera Leaf Catfish
Silurichthys indragiriensis
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Wild Caught
SKU: MBI-CAT-050
Silurichthys indragiriensis is a nocturnal blackwater catfish that shelters in leaf litter and feeds near the surface after dark.
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Origin
Malay Peninsula and Sumatra region; actual collecting locality unspecified.
Diet
carnivore
The accepted genus is Silurichthys. Reference indragiriensis have an asymmetrical forked tail, with the upper lobe longer than the lower, and occur in peat-associated blackwaters of the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra region. Recorded foods include terrestrial insects and aquatic arthropods. All Size gives no numerical delivery interval or selected sex; the actual collecting locality remains unspecified.
Prepare mature sheltered accommodation suited to the verified blackwater fish and confirm measured chemistry and the feeding regimen with the supplier before transfer. Allow covered daytime resting areas and monitor food access during its active period. Habitat pH records are not numerical aquarium limits for the incoming lot.
MBI-CAT-050 (All Size): 25 fish per bag; maximum 8 bags per box.
MBI-CAT-050: minimum 50 individual fish. Prices are per individual fish. Existing quotation and business terms govern shipment arrangements.
Species Parameters
Origin
Malay Peninsula and Sumatra region; actual collecting locality unspecified.
Habitat
Blackwaters associated with peat swamps and leaf-litter shelter.
Diet
carnivore
