Description
Rendahl’s catfish (also known as Rendahl’s tandan), scientifically named Porochilus rendahli is a small peaceful Australian Eeltail catfish
Colour ranges from light grey to almost black, sometimes mottled, or pale yellow-brown, generally with a golden sheen.
In the aquarium they like company of their own species. In rocky tanks they often bash their noses when they get stressed, and dart about, so a planted tank would be a good idea for them to hide in too. Plants water sprite and long strands of the plant Vallisneria seem to be well appreciated. the aquarium they will eat most foods such as frozen bloodworm.
| Size | To 24 cm. |
| Colour | Ranges from uniform or mottled dark grey to a pale yellowish-brown, usually with a golden sheen. White specimens with dark eyes and occasional spots on the body are also known. |
| Feeding | Primarily feeds from the bottom on aquatic insects, microcrustaceans, molluscs and some detritus. |
| Biology | Length at maturity is 100mm TL for males and 110 for females; in the Alligator Rivers region P. rendahli migrate into lowland muddy lagoons for spawning in the early wet season.
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