Farlowella vittata
Farlowella vittata male guarding eggs
Farlowella vittata eggs darkening as they near hatching.
Farlowella vittata egg hatching.
Baby Farlowella vittata uncurling after hatching.
Newly hatched Farlowella vittata fry.
Farlowella vittata fry growing fast
Farlowella vittata fry nomming on a chunk of Repashy.
Farlowella vittata is a twig catfish from Venezuela and Colombia. It lives among plants and roots along the banks of flowing waters. Males guard the eggs while they incubate, and other females often come along to add to the brood. After hatching, the young use up their yolk sac quickly and then have a most voracious appetite. The #1 cause of loss of Farlowella fry is starvation. They need very soft vegetable-based food, and lots of it to survive. We have had the best luck with Repashy foods, which comes as a powder and is mixed with water to make a gel that can be cut into blocks that the fry can graze from all day.
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