Breeding in captivity is possible but difficult and most specimens in the aquarium trade are caught in the tributaries of the Rio Negro and Orinoco.

• (参考文献7020)繁殖在繁殖场是可能的，但是在水族贸易的困难而大多数的标本被在尼格罗河的支流与奥里诺科河捕获。