Walking catfish clarias batrachus walking catfish.
Marble clarias catfish.
Clarias catfish are a hard bunch and from an aquarium point of view probably one of the hardest fish to get wrong.
Ph range 5 5 8 0.
Prefers a soft substrate.
The wild fish is brown with a white belly and is encountered.
Current size 25cm.
Of which the marbled variety is particularly popular.
Temperature range 18 27 c.
Species marbled clarias catfish clarias batrachus.
28 gallon rescape no adhesives.
Members aquarium and fish pictures.
While truly it does not walk as most bipeds or quadrupeds do it has the ability to use its pectoral fins to keep it upright as it makes a wiggling motion with snakelike.
They re bulky lumps too which is why they re so popular in aquaculture.
Any tankmates must be able to take good care of themselves and should be introduced at a larger size than the clarias as the growth rate of young fish is phenomenal.
This is a fast growing catfish that needs space.
Or about three years now i have kept a pair of clarias batrachus in a 700 liters aquarium.
Yellow guppy being attacked by other guppies.
Both animals a female albino and a male semi albino are nearly the same length with the female 41cm and male 42 cm.
Pair behaviour of the walking catfish clarias batrachus by wolfgang ros.
Adult length 50 60cm in captivity.
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