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Rare and Exotic Distichodus Fish
distichodus fishSmall Distichodus makes a great community fish not because of their friendly behavior being able to mix with the other tank mates but also due to their attractive coloration, appearing in multiple shades and tones depending on the species and age. They are known to be gentle herbivorous plant-eating fish but sometimes their behavior can become quite unpredictable especially when the aquarium gets too crowded or due to the addition of new pet fish belonging to the same genus. However, it remains a general consensus among the aquarist that you can safely add them together with some other different aquatic life forms like the African catfishes, large shrimps (not the tiny ones as they will get eaten), characins, gourami or even non-aggressive cichlids like firemouth, mbuna and peacock cichlids. One word of caution however, since they consume only vegetable based materials you will have difficulty establishing a healthy population of live aquarium plants as they will tear apart the leaves and eat as foods.
Not all distichodus are readily available in pet stores. In fact, it is very rare to see one being offered for sale unless there happens to be a request from somebody willing to pay for the shipment and get them imported to the country. Furthermore, due to increased level of pollution in their natural habitat and overfishing for the aquarium trade, their population in the wild have since dwindled, although not up to the stage of extinction. Not many people actually know about this type of fish and its existence, and more over some will often get confused and wrongly identify them as belonging to the barb species, in which both are totally not related to each other. According to wikipedia and other reference book sources, there are different species numbering at least 23 that make up the whole genus and tracing back to their natural origin in the wild, the fish actually belongs to the lakes in Africa centered around Angola, Zaire and Congo basin.
Distichodus Noboli
The Longsnout Distichodus is a very easy fish to keep but because of their potential size, they require a large aquarium. A juvenile will need at least 40 gallons, and as they mature a 55 gallon tank will be minimum for an adult. Though they will feed on worms and other invertebrates, they are primarily herbivorous and will eat almost all vegetation growing in a tank. A planted aquarium is pretty much out of the question unless the plants are very hardy species such as Anubias or Bolbitis, as they tend to leave those types alone. Still they do need some places of refuge to feel comfortable. Driftwood and smooth stones are good choices for decor and to create hiding places.
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