SKU:CA1468S

Out of stock

Scientific Name	Pseudoplatystoma metaense  Buitrago-Suárez & Burr, 2007
Common Name
Type Locality	Metica River, about 1.5 kilometers east of Rajote, 3°56'N, 73°03'W, Meta River, dept. of Meta, Colombia.
Pronunciation	SUE doh plah tee stow mah
Etymology	(Greek)Pseudos=False +(Greek)platys=flat +(Greek)stoma=mouth. The specific epithet metaense refers to the type locality, Meta River, a tributary of the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela.
Species Information
Size	559mm or 22" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela. Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Carnivore feeding on a very mixed and varied diet including earthworms, whole prawns, mussels, fish fillets, floating sticks/pellets and catfish pellets. User data.
Furniture	Large, spacious tank with open space for night time cruising. A large shady bogwood root or pipe that the catfish can retreat to during the day is also required. Ensure the heater is in the open and not in a place where the catfish may try and hide. When larger a hide is not necessary.
Compatibility	Ideally suited to life with other large fish. These catfish are predatory and will eat smaller fish if hungry. Claimed by some to behave aggressively/territorially towards other catfish.
Suggested Tankmates	Other large catfish such as Oxydoras, Pterodoras and Megalodoras. Other fish should always be over half of its body length.