In this video you can learn on how to breed garra rufa a.k.a doctor fish. This video was taken in our very own fish farm so what you see in this video is from our fish farm, our staff, and our dedication to the people who wish to learn it.
Tatia aulopygia is quite a pretty catfish as most of this genus are. The eyes are large with a skin over them and a few non catfish aquarists tend to think that they have cloudy eye’s and it is a disease, but this is normal for the Auchenipteridae family.
The barbels are moderate in length reaching to the end of the dorsal fin and they tend to bend them upwards when looking for food. They can also tuck their barbels alongside their cheeks making them nearly invisible.
Tatia possess a very small adipose fin and a moderately sized ventral and anal. In its native habitat this fish feed on small invertebrates and crustaceans and in the aquarium they will eat anything given such as frozen bloodworm inserted in to their hideaway, catfish tablets, white worm (sparingly) and prawns and shrimp.
They do like their food and you can see them shooting out of their hideouts and swimming in a frenzied manner to try and take all for themselves, especially when you feed them their favourite food, frozen bloodworm.
tatia aulopygia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Genus: Tatia
Scientific name: Tatia Aulopygia
Not all Leporinus carry the distinctive yellow and black stripes seen in the species most fishowners are familiar with. However only the striped varieties Leporinus fasciatus and Leporinus affinis are usually offered for sale. L. affinis has rounded caudal fins and displays nine stripes. L. fasciatus has pointed caudal fins and ten vertical stripes.
The Leporinus will nip at fins, jump out of the aquarium and grow to be as large as 8-12 inches in length. Like the rings of a tree will reveal its age, so will the bands of a Leporinus, but not quite as easily as a tree. This fish will have 5 bands when it is young. When this fish turns one year old, the first band will split into 2. Every 6 months another band will split until the Leporinus has 10 bands at the age of 3 years.
Care should be taken to use a tight fitting cover to prevent the fish from jumping out of the tank. Keep in mind that when fully grown this fish reaches a foot in length, which means it requires a large aquarium (55 gallon or larger).
leporinus fasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Subfamily: Anostominae
Genus: Leporinus
Species: L. fasciatus
