This species is carnivorous
and as such would need to be housed in the aquarium with as large
or larger species. They spawn in the rainy season from July to
September and the ripe females may carry up to 207,000 eggs per
kg. of fish. Of considerable fisheries importance.
Common
Name:
Silver Schilbe
Catfish
Synonyms:
Schilbe mystus, Schilbe
isidori
Family:
Schilbeidaeycipitidae
Distribution:
Africa:
Niger, Cross, Chad. Africa: Nile, Turkana system. Type
locality: Ägypten, Nile at Cairo.
Size:
30cm.
(12ins)
Temp:
23-26°C
(73-79°F)
p.H.
6.5
-7.2.
Reference:
Seegers, L.
2008 The catfishes of Africa. A handbook for identification and
maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p.
