The Upside Down Catfish is a fish from Central Africa, from the Congo Basin. The maximum length is 8cm (3.2 inches) and they should be in a 60cm (24 inches) long aquarium, with a 23 to 27C (73 to 81F) water temperature. They will enjoy eating insects, crustaceans, plant matter and dried food.This fish doesn’t have scales and it’s a bit compressed on the sides. You will see three barbel pairs, two of them on the lower jaw and the third one on the upper jaw. The Upside Down Catfish has a cream/grey color, with some black or brown markings.
There are no colors on the fins of this fish, but they do have dark markings. The belly of the Upside Down Catfish is black. Because of the colors and the upside down way they usually use, the name was a natural fit for him.
They usually enjoy the night more and they are quite peaceful. They prefer shoaling with fish of the same species. Because they swim upside-down, they can pick the algae from the leaves underside.
There should be plenty of roots and rocks inside the aquarium, plus plenty of large leaved plants, to make sure that the fish has enough space to swim upside down.
In most cases, they will not breed inside home aquariums. When they do breed, they will change color from brown to white/yellow before they do it. The color of the laid eggs is pale yellow, about 2.5mm (0.1 inches) in size. It takes around a week for the eggs to hatch and another four days for the young to swim on their own.
During the first two months, the young will swim like other fish, but after that they will begin swimming upside down.
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