Hoplo Catfish

Please check the delivery dates below before placing your order.

Overview

Everything you need to know about Hoplo Catfish, at a glance:

• Common Names: Port Hoplo Catfish
• Scientific Name: Megalechis thoracata
• Max Size: ~15cm
• Temperature Range: 18-28°C
• pH Range: 6-8
• Compatibility: Predatory, only keep with similarly sized fish
• Plant Safe: Yes, though best with robust varieties like Anubias and Java Fern
• Area Of Origin: South America; Amazon, Paraná, and Orinoco River basins
• Suitable Foods: Variety of meaty and veggie foods, including live/frozen foods like bloodworms and chopped prawns/mussels/krill
• Special Requirements: Keep in groups of at least 5 individuals, take care when moving/netting as spines can get easily entangled, provide lots of shady hiding places, prefer dim lighting, very boisterous during feeding, ensure aquarium is well-oxygenated with plenty of flow

How is this Hoplo Catfish delivered?

All of our aquatic animals are dispatched from our livestock distributor and delivered directly to your door. Our distributor dispatches and delivers livestock packages on Wednesday and Thursday to avoid animals being in transit over the weekend.

After placing your livestock order, you will receive all the information needed to track your livestock order via email. If you have any problems regarding delivery, or concerns about the health/wellbeing of your animal(s) upon arrival, please contact us, Swell UK Ltd, immediately, or at least within 48 hours of receiving your livestock order.

Any other, non-livestock items that you purchase alongside livestock will be sent via standard or express delivery and arrive at your delivery address in a different package. This means that, depending on when you place your order, you may receive your non-livestock items before or after your livestock package.

For a detailed breakdown of when you can expect to receive your livestock package depending on the day you place your order, be sure to check the delivery details in the specifications below.

Above images for illustration purposes only. Exact colours, patterns, and size may vary between individuals.

Please note: The livestock that is sold on our online site is not held in store at our Swell shop, or available for collection from the shop. Species sold at our Swell store will differ from ones available to order to your door.