Procatopus aberrans - Bluegreen lampeye

Scientific name: Procatopus aberrans
Common name: Bluegreen lampeye
Group: Other fishes
Habitat: Cameroon, Nigeria
Size: male:6-8 cm, female:10-12 cm
Biotope: Found in rainforest streams near savannah areas.
Social behavior: Peaceful schooling fish that you can keep in a community aquarium with a small, quiet population.
Diet: Live food, Artemia, Flakes
Breeding: Easy
Tank: Minimum 120 litres
Population: 12 fishes for 120 litres
Decoration: The aquarium should be planted densely on the sides and background. In the middle you should leave a lot of free swimming space. A dark substrate and a dimmed light bring out the colours of the fish.
Temperature: 24-26 °C
pH: 7
Hardness: 4,5-11,2NK°

Description: Breeding is rather easy. The eggs are laid and fertilized in crevices. For spawning material you can use filter foam. After a week the spawning material can be brought to a separate aquarium. After 2 weeks the eggs hatch. When the young fishes are swimming free you can raise them with vinegar eels and baby brine shrimp.