To keep them in optimum shape, every once in a while they should get a treat of live or frozen brine shrimp or daphnia. Another trick to make flake and freeze dried food more attractive to the Glass Cat, is to place the food near a current, to stimulate feeding response. The Glass Catfish is a very delicate fish; it is very sensitive of fluctuating water parameters, and should be placed in a fully cycled aquarium with low nitrates.
The Glass Cat is a very peaceful, timid and delicate fish. It should be kept only with peaceful tank mates, and a school of at least 6. They do best in larger, planted tanks with plenty of hiding spots. If they are kept with aggressive mates or are kept in a small school they will become white in color and die of stress. It should be kept in a school of at least 6. Always use a high-quality flake food for your transparent cats. Flake foods should never be the sole source of food for your glass cats, but used to supplement worms and shrimp.
True schooling fish, glass cats are healthier and more active when placed in a school. Ideally they should be kept in schools of at least five or six fish. When they are in a healthy school, glass cats will more readily take flake foods and eat more of their worms and shrimp, as they are happier and healthier. In many cases, having too few glass cats in a tank will cause them to waste away as they become stressed out and don't eat their fill.
Luckily, their preferred food is smaller invertebrates and crustaceans, like zooplankton and fish fry. In the aquarium setting, glass catfish will need a large assortment of food with live, froze, and freeze-dried food options.
A good diet will consist of worms cut up earthworms, bloodworms, Tubifex worms, grindal worms , brine shrimp, and mosquito larvae.
While they are largely carnivores, glass catfish can be picky about their food. Some hobbyists have had success supplementing flake food while some fish completely ignore it. Even if your fish does accept flake food, meatier foods should still be the basis for the diet. For the most part, breeding glass catfish within a tank setting is unheard of.
It is widely believed that breeding coincides with the dry and wet season when water conditions fluctuate, especially water temperature. If you are interested in trying to get these fish to breed, then it would be best to mimic those rainy season conditions in a breeding tank.
Because it is not possible to tell the females apart from the males, it would be best to transfer a small group instead of just a pair of glass catfish. The aquarium should also be adequately planted to catch eggs; otherwise, an egg crate or mesh should be used to line the bottom to keep the fish from eating the eggs.
In this separate breeding tank, gradually lower the water temperature to the low 70s while adding small amounts of fresh water every day; this will attempt to replicate the rainy season. The fish should also be fed well during this time, with more high-quality foods and a larger assortment. At this point, the adult fish should be placed back into the main display tank. Within a few days, the eggs will hatch and the fry will become free-swimming. The fry may be fed small food, like cut-up brine shrimp and worms.
When the fry cannot be easily eaten by the adults, they may be transferred back to the main tank or given to another hobbyist! For a fish that has had a long history of confusion, the glass catfish has maintained its status as one of the most well-liked beginner aquarium fish.
These incredibly transparent fish are relatively easy to care for and look spectacular in a school. They are a little more susceptible to changes in water conditions than other beginner fish but can be readily introduced to more established systems. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Sharing is caring! Jennifer Doll. Bala Shark Care Guide February 22, Ghost catfish are social fish, while in the wild, they form tight social groups.
It is important to mimic this trait even in aquariums. Ghost catfish are peaceful types of fish. They can live well in a community tank of other peaceful fish that will not try to compete with them. Fish such as swordtails , neon tetras or peaceful tetras , guppies and mollies are perfect fish tank mates for your ghost catfish.
While choosing tank mates for your ghost catfish, consider fish that are less aggressive. Aggressive and big fish such as tiger barbs, sharks, some types of Cichlid and Oscars may attack slower and smaller fish such as your ghost catfish causing physical injuries, damages and stress.
The ghost catfish may also end up hurt while struggling for food, or starve to death in an attempt to avoid confrontation. Glass catfish are selective with what they eat and also not very good feeders. While in the wild, they eat zooplankton, mosquito larvae, other small sized fish the size of new born guppy, small invertebrates and Daphnia.
In the aquarium, you can feed your ghost catfish both frozen and live food. Food such as brine shrimp, bloodworms, Daphnia, Moina, grindal worm, flakes, pellets or vegetables are healthy for your ghost catfish. While selecting what your ghost cat fish will eat, consider having a balanced diet so that they are healthy and comfortable.
During feeding, observe your ghost catfish to ensure they are actually eating the food you are offering them. In addition, observe them while feeding to ensure they are not bullied or denied food by other larger and more active fish in the aquarium. Food should be offered two to three times in a day. Make sure you feed them a small pinch of food that they will finish within two or three minutes. Left-over food will cause pollution in the tank, which can alter water parameters causing stress to your ghost catfish.
Ghost catfish are very sensitive to changes in water parameters. An abrupt change in water temperature, chemical changes or PH level can cause stress. Stress reduces the immune system of fish, making them susceptible to contract any type of fungal bacteria or parasitic disease. To ensure your catfish is healthy, conduct regular water changes, ensure the water parameters are always at optimum level, avoid over-feeding your fish and quarantine new fish and aquarium ornaments before introducing them to the common fish tank.
Ghost catfish do not have a different kind of diseases that can affect them, only what is normal in a general fish tank. Some of the diseases that they can suffer from include;. Ich also know as ick or white spots , is a common disease in most aquariums. It is caused by bacteria that causes white grainy salt like particles on the skin of the fish. Fish may be seen gasping for air and floating on the surface of the aquarium.
Lice are a group of parasites that attach on the skin of both freshwater and salty water fish. If your ghost catfish are infested with lice, they will become restless, and continually rub against any available surface or object in the aquarium.
This can cause injury and damage to their fins and scales.
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