Amblydoras Hancocki (Amblydoras hancocki). The family of aquarium fish catfish (Doradidae)

Amblydoras Hancocki (Amblydoras hancocki) lives in a river basin Amazon (Peru, Brazil), mainly keeping in strong silted wood lakes and in the channels connecting them with the big rivers.

Amblydoras Hancocki (Amblydoras hancocki) has the powerful body extended at length. A head wide and flattened from above. A mouth bottom with 3 steams of moustaches. Sides are covered by the firm bone plates having thorns. The first beam of a back fin is bent and from both parties has a longitudinal fillet. A fatty fin small. The trunk Amblydoras Hancocki (Amblydoras hancocki) is painted by Hankok in light brown colour with brownish-black (with violet outflow) stains. On each side heads are visible dark brown strips: one passes on a snout to an eye bottom, another from an eye to edge of a branchiate cover. A paunch yellow-white with light brown stains. On each side there passes a longitudinal strip of silvery colour. On short moustaches alternate it is light - also dark brown rings. All fins with light brown points. Sexual differences: at the male the bottom party of a body with a brownish shade. At length Amblydoras Hancocki (Amblydoras hancocki) grows to 15 see.

Amblydoras Hancocki peaceful ground fish. In the afternoon buries in a ground so that remains the top part of a head with eyes is visible only. Activity starts to show with approach of twilight.

To contain Amblydoras Hancocki (Amblydoras hancocki) it is possible in the general aquarium in volume not less than 100 litres with various shelters (caves, snags, thickets of plants, etc.), creating in places a shade. As a ground river sand without sharp particles approaches. Parametres of water for the optimum maintenance Amblydoras Hancocki (Amblydoras hancocki): rigidity 4-20 °, рН 6-7,5, temperature 22-26°С. The filtration, aeration and weekly substitution to 20 % of volume of water is necessary.

In food Amblydoras Hancocki (Amblydoras hancocki) uses live and in addition vegetative forages, and also substitutes. Meal select from a bottom. 

Amblydoras Hancocki (Amblydoras hancocki). The family of aquarium fish catfish (Doradidae)

Amblydoras Hancocki (Amblydoras hancocki) is necessary for cultivation an aquarium in volume of 40 litres half filled with water and a clay pipe with a bunch of synthetic threads inside. Illumination muffled. Water parametres: rigidity 4 °, рН 7, temperature 25°С. To manufacturers (to 2 males and 1 female) do an injection in muscles of a back by suspension of a hypophysis of a carp in a solution of chloride of sodium, on 0,2 ml on each fish. The female Amblydoras Hancocki (Amblydoras hancocki) throws about 700 berries, then manufacturers at once removed. The incubatory period lasts 1-2 days. In 3 days fry start to float and eat. A starting forage: small sliced ​​tubifex, sifted through a small grid.