Silver tandan

The Silver tandan lives in the demersal, freshwater, pH range: 7.5 - 8.2, dH range: 20 - 40 environment.

Silver tandans are often placed in the genus Neosilurus, although the latest work suggest their placement in Porochilus. Sexing They may be sexed by the shape of their urogenital papilla, females are short and flat, males papilla are longer and pointed. More

Will a silver tandan mix well with a pair of small oscars,and a tire track eel? http://www.planetcatfish.com/core/index.htm is the cat e-log profile. More

Common names

Central Australian catfish in English
Silberaalwels in German (Deutsch)
Silver catfish in English
Silver eeltailed catfish in English
Silver tandan in English
銀色孔唇鰻鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
銀色新鰻鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
银色孔唇鳗鲶 in Mandarin Chinese
银色新鳗鲶 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Plotosidae
Genus : Porochilus
Species : Porochilus argenteus
Authority : Zietz, 1896