Hoplo Catfish

By: Devan Pearson
 
Common Name: Hoplo Catfish
Latin Name: Megalechis Personata
Origin: Brazil
Temperature: 60 - 82°F (17-28°C)
Ease Of Keeping: Easy
Aggressivness: Sort of Agressive
Lighting: Likes the dark
Adult_Size: 4" (10cm)
Minimum Tank Size: 20 Gallons
Feeding: Shrimp Pellets, Tubifex worms, and other sinking foods.
Spawning Method: Unknown
Comments: This fish is a nice, easy going, and does eat A LOT!

i have a hoplo which was given to me with no whiskas but he gets on well with out! i did a water change today and he started to act very strange burying himself in the gravel anyone know why please? Oh to the person linus i think your name is you should be ok keeping him with cichlids apparently from what i have looked up on they get on quite weel!

I purchased a Hoplo thinking it would be just like my corys or other catfish. Also in the tank are cichlids which I was told later you should not put Hoplos with, but he feeds with the Cichlids and he is better tolerated by them than any other fish in the tank. I really like him and he is friendly to all the other fish.