Electric catfish breeding?
- Thread starter Thefishfrog
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There are 19 species of e-cats. This is the most commonly present in the trade: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=109
Breeding: Unknown although it is reported that (a) the fish spawn in burrows and (b) that they may be mouthbrooders.
Breeding: Unknown although it is reported that (a) the fish spawn in burrows and (b) that they may be mouthbrooders.
I'm sure it's not easy. Electric catfish, while immune to each others shocks, are very aggressive towards conspecifics. If you ever see a lfs tank with multiple ecats in it, you will probably notice that they are covered in scars from fighting.
According to Breder and Rosen (1966. Modes of Reproduction in Fishes. T.F.H. Pub. Pp. 263-264.), "Efforts were made over long periods at the New York Aquarium to induce reproduction in this species. They were always unsuccessful and always resulted in the survival of only one fish after a period of a week." I guess this means that like with so many catfish families, we just don't know, yet, what the necessary trigger for spawning these fish is.
