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Habitat: A typical inhabitant of black or clear waters, usually in forest streams with moderate to swift current flow over firm sand or gravel bottoms. Lives hidden under plants, litter or plant debris. Can easily be mistaken as a piece of dead wood when it rests on its side, motionless on the bottom. Often swims on one side in undulating movements. Nocturnal. Aquarium Care: Peaceful with conspecifics and other tank mates if they are not too small to be eaten. Tank should have plenty of hiding places and plants as they will hide in them during the day. Prefers slow water currents in the aquarium. Diet: Feeds mainly on terrestrial insects, particularly ants. In the aquaria, small live foods such as insect larvae and small worms. May take flake and tablet foods just before turning the tank lights off. Remarks: A very wide spread species in South America.

Dwarf Wood Cat

Helogenes amazonae, Helogenes unidorsalis

Cetopsidae

South America: Atlantic drainages of Guianas, upper Orinoco and Negro systems and upper Amazon River basin. Madre de Dios region, Peru. Type locality: Essequibo River, Guiana.

7.5cm. (3ins)

22-26°c (71-79°f )

6.0-7.0.

Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1991 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (01/2010).