AquaticRepublic.com - Euchilichthys sp. (1) (Mochokidae) All Fishes

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Scientific Name	Euchilichthys sp. (1)
Common Name
Pronunciation	u kee lick thiss
Etymology	Euchilichthys: From the Greek, eu, meaning good, cheilos, meaning lip, and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the papillate, well-developed lips.
Habitat Information
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Although the mouthparts look highly specialized they will feed enthusiastically on a very wide range of aquarium foods, from chopped worm, through quality flake and granules to algae wafers and fresh vegetable matter. In the wild large specimens are reported to leave visible pathways on the rocks from feeding activities. User data.
Furniture	They can be aggressive with each other, so more than one will need a really huge aquarium to avoid any one individual being victimized.
Compatibility	Young fish have proved to be good tankmates for other fish from the area, some rapids-dwelling Cichlids successfully raising fry in the presence of the Catfish.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
Wishlists	Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species.
Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it.
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	LFS label creator ARN ref:1.13.146.984
Last Update	2005 May 11 00:00 (species record created: 2002 Dec 15 00:00)