Pencil Catfish

Trichomycterus sp.

Difficulty (1-5): 4/5

Description

Slender, secretive stream catfish that wants cool, fast, highly oxygenated water. A specialist fish, not a community one.

Water test requirements

  • pH: 6.5 – 7.8
  • Temperature: 16 – 23 °C
  • General Hardness (GH): 2 – 15 °dGH
  • Nitrate (NO3): ≤ 20 mg/L