Popular Freshwater Tropical Fish

Popular Freshwater Tropical Fish

Epalzeorhynchus kallopterus

 

 

Swims in the lower water levels of the aquarium

Epalzeorhynchus kallopterus

Family

 

Cyprinidae
Common name

 

Flying fox
Origin

 

Borneo, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra
Adult size

(cm)

(inches)

8.89

3.5

 

Community tank?

 

Yes
Food

 

Tubifex, algae, mosquito larvae, dried food
Water temperature

 

24 ° C (75 ° F)
Breeding

 

Not known to have bred in captivity.
Additional information

 

An attractively coloured, elongated fish living near the bottom, where it feeds mainly by scraping algae from rocks and plants.

A hardy fish that often chases, or is chased by, other fish such as sharks.

This is done playfully rather than aggressively, and injury rarely results.

 

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