DAY 184 [OCEANIA NATIVES WEEK]
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Berney’s Catfish
Neoarius berneyi
Size: 1.5’
pH: 6.5-8.0
Tank size: 125G/1 small group
Country of origin: Australia, Papua New Guinea
Diet: Most live, frozen, and prepared foods of an appropriate size will suffice
Temperament: Relatively peaceful, though predatory
Temperature: 70-80° F
Description
Neoarius berneyi is a mid-sized catfish similar in many ways to the popular Columbian shark catfish, Ariopsis seemanni. This species, despite coming from a family of mainly marine catfish, is completely freshwater. Despite being similar to other, more commercially available catfish, Neoarius berneyi is still an interesting species worth keeping.
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Berney’s Catfish
Neoarius berneyi
Size: 1.5’
pH: 6.5-8.0
Tank size: 125G/1 small group
Country of origin: Australia, Papua New Guinea
Diet: Most live, frozen, and prepared foods of an appropriate size will suffice
Temperament: Relatively peaceful, though predatory
Temperature: 70-80° F
Description
Neoarius berneyi is a mid-sized catfish similar in many ways to the popular Columbian shark catfish, Ariopsis seemanni. This species, despite coming from a family of mainly marine catfish, is completely freshwater. Despite being similar to other, more commercially available catfish, Neoarius berneyi is still an interesting species worth keeping.