Tatia strigata

We have some excellent news! Our Tatia strigata fry from our first batch are going strong and are now approaching 3/4"! These will be large enough to be included in the Rare Catfish Auction at Cataclysm! It is a fantastic fish with, as the name implies, striations across the body. They are sometimes called the Pinstripe Woodcat. Unfortunately only a handful survived from the first batch so there will only be one bag of these available.

In addition, we have had two subsequent spawns and have additional fry that are now free swimming and are feeding! The latest batch were laid just this weekend and appear viable. This is all good news but it has caused us to move some fish around. While the parent fish can handle parameters outside of super soft acid water, the eggs and fry cannot. We now have 2-5 gallon tanks of pure R/O water for the fry of this species with a pH of around 5.5-6.0. The largest fry are now in a 50/50 mix of tap and R/O water making their water a little closer to the 6.5-6.8 range. That said, just look at the photo, they are worth it!

Do not forget to register for Cataclysm and do not miss our talk on Auchenipteridae - The Woodcats on Saturday at 11am! For details, please go to: http://catfish-cataclysm.com/ Happy fish keeping!