African Glass Catfish
Matt Clarke looks at the African glass catfish or Glass schilbeid Parailia pellucida. Scientific name: Parailia pellucida, Boulenger, 1901. Common name: Glass schilbid, African glass catfish Origin: Found over a very wide area of West Africa. Its range also extends as far north as the Senegal-Mauritania border on the west coast and as far east as Egypt and the Sudan, which means it's probably a common species in the wild. Size: Up to around 15cm/6", but normally a lot smaller in captivity. Diet: Gut content analyses have revealed that Parailia pellucida feeds on small planktonic invertebrates and bottom-dwelling crustaceans, so frozen Daphnia, Mysis, brineshrimp and bloodworm would probably be preferable. Water: Found over a wide area, so likely to be an adaptable species. Aim for something around neutral and you can't go far wrong.
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
African Glass Catfish
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