The family of broad-headed catfish (Aspredinidae).

Bunotsefala homeland is South America, mainly in the western part of the Amazon basin.

 Bunotsefal has a very flattened body, in the area of ​​the dorsal fin goes into the cone-shaped tail. Coloring fish protection - large dark streaks on the background of a sandy color and looks like a piece of tree bark. Fins large, strongly developed and stained as well as the body. In the first rays of the pectoral fin sharp hairpin. Bunotsefal has expanded, a large mouth, framed by six mustache. The eyes are very small, dark in color. The length of the fish reaches 15 centimeters. Females bunotsefala much better than males. Lifespan of up to 6 years soms. By the nature of the behavior bunotsefaly are typical nocturnal fish. Leading a sedentary lifestyle. Activity exhibit at dusk and during the day quietly lying on the bottom, buried in mud or sand, waiting for their prey, and no signs of life before the attack on the reckless sacrifice. They possess an uncanny ability to disguise under the ground. Aquarists have to work hard to find these fish in your aquarium. The aquarium bunotsefaliv can be kept together with a non-aggressive fish. Water parameters for the content of these catfish temperature 20-24 ° C, the stiffness to 15-20 ° and pH 6.0-7.0. The vast running water. Necessary filtering, aeration. It is also recommended weekly substitution of up to 30% of the volume of water in the aquarium. Soma bunotsefaly consume any food, but prefer meat. Feed your fish at night, closer to the night. It should be remembered that this type of catfish is prone to overeating. Like most Som bunotsefaliv spawning occurs at night. In order to stimulate the breeding necessary fresh, oxygen-rich water, small hormone injections and a fairly strong current, which seemed to float fish, clinging to each other. Caviar bunotsefaliv bright green color, small size, very sticky. Distributed throughout the bottom of the aquarium. No protection device eggs in the aquarium does not need a fish their eggs do not touch. One female bears from 200 to 300 eggs. Caviar matures for 35-48 hours at a water temperature of 26 ° C, then the larvae appear. Somewhere after two days the fry that appeared hidden in any slot. Painting in fish appears on the 4 - 5th day. Feed the fry bunotsefala tiny living organisms (rotifers, nauplii Cyclops). All this time, special attention should be paid to the quality of water. For the first month of life aquarium fry is the most difficult. At the age of one year bunotsefaly reach sexual maturity.