Common Name Ghost Catfish

Other Common Names Ghost Fish, Glass Catfish

Scientific Name Kryptopterus Bicirrhis

Family Siluridae

Community Docile

Class Catfish

Temperature 78 ºF

Swimming Range Middle

Adult Length 6 inches

Feeding Habits Prefers small live foods such as brine shrimp, blood worms, glass worms and tubifex worms. Frozen brine shrimp, plankton, beef heart, glass worms and blood worms. Freeze dried and flake food will be accepted on occasion.

Compatibility A schooling peaceful fish that is best kept with other schooling slow moving fish.

Habitat Thailand-Malaysia: Moderately decorate with live plants, rocks and driftwood. Breeding Ghost Cat's have been bred in captivity, but there is no information available.

Additional Comments These catfish should be purchased in schools of 5 or more in number. If they are not kept together in a school they will become stressed and prematurely die.