🐟 Aspidoras Catfish

Aspidoras Catfish are small, peaceful bottom dwellers perfect for community aquariums. With their armored bodies and curious behaviour, they help keep the substrate clean while adding interest and movement to the lower regions of your tank.

Key Benefits:

• Peaceful and ideal for community tanks

• Active, curious behavior adds life to the substrate

• Hardy and easy to care for

• Compatible with shrimp, small fish, and snails

Care Notes:
Provide a soft, sandy substrate to protect their delicate barbels and plenty of hiding spots with plants, driftwood, or rocks. Feed sinking foods such as wafers, pellets, or blanched vegetables.

Water Parameters:
💧 Temperature: 22–28°C (72–82°F)
💧 pH: 6.0–7.5
💧 GH/KH: Soft to moderately hard water

Breeding Tips:
Aspidoras breed naturally in groups of 6 or more. Encourage spawning with slightly cooler water changes and a high-protein diet of live or frozen foods (blackworms, grindal worms, or cyclops). Spawning varies by species:

• Aspidoras pauciradiatus: Prefers well-oxygenated water; males fertilize eggs held by females in the pelvic fins.

• Aspidoras rochai: Spawns among dense vegetation; adults do not guard eggs.

• Aspidoras spilotus: Favours gentle current and well-oxygenated water; often spawns at night.