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| Dianema Urostriatum | Profile and Description |
| Size | Up to 4 inches or 10 cm |
| Origin | South America – Amazon river basin |
| Natural habitat | Slower flowing parts of streams and rivers, also in pools and lakes |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 73.5 – 84 ºF or 23 - 29 ºC |
| Water pH | 6.0 – 8.0 pH |
| Water Hardness | 5 - 20 dH |
| Strata | Mostly bottom |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Four or more, more is better |
| Minimum tank size | 20 gallons or 75 liters for every group of four fish |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Compatible with | Easily compatible with all peaceful fish species even smaller species |
| Sexes | Mature females have fuller bodies than males |
| Food | Omnivorous – sinking flake food and pellets supplemented with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Not very easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 73.5 – 79 °F or 23- 26 °C |
| Other names | Stripe Tailed Catfish |
| Scientific name | Dianema urostriatum |
| Other Scientific names | None |
| Lifespan | Up to 8 years |
