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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FAMILIES OF FISH

Kurimatovye (Curimatidae)

This family contains several special and little-known aquarium fish. The first thing to mention two kinds of fish, "standing on his head." The first of these, hilod (Chilodus) monotipichen, but it is the only representative of C. punctatus is one of the most famous aquarium fish; however, keep it for a long time is not easy. Reproduction it gives hard, and fish, which is output in Southeast Asia, adapted to life in captivity is no better than those caught in their homeland. C. punctatus is found in the northern regions of South America (the upper reaches of the Amazon headwaters Orienko and Guyana). Although these fish do not exceed 9 cm, they need a large aquarium with a large surface of the sandy bottom to dig into his head.

Chilodus punctatus

Three known species closest to them kind kenotrop (Caenotropus) almost importiruyutsya.Malenkih C. punctatus is not necessary to include in the same aquarium with such rude, like many large cichlids or large harakovidnye. They can carefully to accustom new water performance, and its rigidity can be up to about 15 ° dH, and the pH must remain in the field of light acidity. Part of the aquarium should be densely planted with plants. Regular partial water changes ensure the viability of fish, as well as a variety of food: they should not be lacking in meat (bloodworm), no vegetarian food (scalded spinach, washed leaves of iceberg lettuce). The following species of fish reach a larger size, and their conditions of detention may not be so limited.

Young fish of one species Semaprochilodus

Childbirth Prochilodus, Semaprochilodus Ichtyoelephas and cover a total of 25 species; their representatives reach 30 - 45 cm, and so at home as the common commercial fish. Some members of the genus semaprohilodov, especially S. insignis from Guyana and S. taeniurus and S. theraponura from the central part of the Amazon basin, are imported. When they are young, then how pets in the aquarium are very interesting and through the strips on the unpaired fins, and due to its unassuming.

Young fish Curimata spec.

Subfamily kurimatin (Curimatinae) combines multiple births; among them Curimatá (Curimata), kurimatella (Curimatella) and kurimatops (Curimatopsis). Gery J. Curimatá shared views on "small and big", and small form numerous species groups with 80-90 subspecies! In terms of aquarium, these fish do not play a big role, although in Europe, all the time continuing to import them under the name Curimata spec.