Platydoras costatus
Scientific name: Platydora costatus
Common name: Raphael Catfish
Hometown: South America.
Food: larvae, worms, shrimp, bottom pads, flake food, snails, algae, Discs ... Omnivoro porridge.
Temperature: 20 to 30 ° C.
Difficulty: Easy
Biotope: They hide between trees, rocks and vegetation (but not damaged), tend to burrow into the sustracto.Son nocturnal fish from there that prefer soft lighting and shaded areas.
Morphology and coloration: Your body is made up of bony plates covered with spines directed lateral back sierra.La shaped head is very broad, ossified and has three pairs of barbels. Lack scales and body appears partially or fully covered by bony plates. The upper body is usually dark, show strips of creamy white, also called side bands, and extending along the body to the head and just above the eye, reaching the caudal fin rays. the lower body is white - cream.
Size: 17 to 25 cm.
Longevity: They can live up to 16 years.
Sex differences: The female is larger than the male and chubby
Water Features and Aquarium: Semi-soft water, pH: 5.5 to 7.5. GH :0-20.,, They should put stones or logs mimicking their natural environment.
Behavior: He is a very sociable fish. Community tank. Nocturnal habits
Breeding: It is not known of their reproduction in aquaria.