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Dwarf Anchor Catfish
Hara jerdoni
Erethistidae
📍 India, Bangladesh
A tiny, cryptic catfish with a flattened body and textured skin resembling a dead leaf. Nocturnal and shy, it spends most of the day hidden among leaf litter. A fascinating oddball for nano tanks with sand and botanical elements.
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Quick Facts
- diet
- Carnivore – frozen bloodworms, daphnia, baby brine shrimp
- lifespan
- 3–5 years
- max size
- 3.5 cm (1.4 in)
- tank size
- 5 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Peaceful, nocturnal
Water it likes
- ph
- 5.5–7.0
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 2–10 dGH
- temperature
- 64–75°F (18–24°C)
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