El inhlanzi eyikati yaziwa nangokuthi i- 'pacifier' noma 'i-pool cleaner', Ngaphezu kwanoma yini ngoba lesi sibonelo sisiza ekugcineni i-aquarium ihlanzekile. Ibizwa ngalelo gama ngenxa yentshebe esekhanda layo efana ncamashi neyama fimin. Abanye baze bahlanze nezindonga zethangi lenhlanzi, okuyinhlanzi enhle kakhulu leyo igcina i-aquarium isesimweni esihle. Futhi ziphelele ukuzifaka kunoma yiliphi ithangi lezinhlanzi.
Ukuphela kwento okufanele ibhekwe lapho ifakwa kuyo ngusayizi wethangi, ngoba lezi zinhlanzi zifika ku-30 cm ubude, futhi lokhu kungaba yinkinga yangempela ku-aquarium uma kungezilinganiso ezijwayelekile. Kumele ukhethe kuphela i-catfish ezinhlotsheni zayo ezincane kakhulu uma i-aquarium yakho incane.
Umsebenzi oyinhloko we-catfish owenzayo gcina ithangi lenhlanzi lihlanzekile. Ngokuphakela izinhlanzi phezulu kwe-aquarium, okunye ukudla kuyaphoqeleka ukuthi kugcine ezansi kwe-aquarium. Ngaphandle kwe- izinhlanzi ze-benthicNjenge-catfish edla kakhulu, ukudla okungadliwe kungangcolisa ithangi futhi kwehlise ikhwalithi yamanzi ibe sezingeni eliyingozi.
Kodwa-ke, lapho ukhetha inhlanzi, khumbula ukuthi yiyo uhlobo lwendawo kakhulu kokubili ngezakho nezinye ezahlukahlukene, okuthi uma ubona ukuthi kunezingxabano kuyadingeka ukuzihlukanisa. Yize kunenkolelo yokuthi i-catfish idla kukho konke ezikuthola ezansi nangolwelwe oluzihlanzayo, akunjalo ukuthi zondla kahle njengezinye izinhlanzi.
Futhi akufanele sikhohlwe ukuthi bayi- izinhlobo ezishisayo ngakho-ke badinga i-heater ukugcina amanzi esezingeni elifanele lokushisa.