Whiptail Catfish
Rineloricaria fallax
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A whiptail catfish from the upper Rupununi and Branco rivers (Guyana and Brazil). It is one of the most common whiptails in the hobby. The female lays her eggs in a cave, and the male tends them. Mature males develop bristles on the head and pectoral fins.
- Scientific name
- Rineloricaria fallax
- Family
- Loricariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Hemiloricaria fallax, Loricaria fallax
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 15–25 °C
- pH
- 5.8–7.8
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 81 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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