Marble Clarias Catfish

Prefers a soft substrate.

Marble clarias catfish.

Walking catfish clarias batrachus walking catfish. 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. Saddle billed stork fishing in botswana. 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.

The meat of the african catfish clarias gariepinus very similar to the salmon meat. Adult length 50 60cm in captivity. Pair behaviour of the walking catfish clarias batrachus by wolfgang ros. Clarias batrachus marmor froschwels marbled broadmouth catfish.

Walking catfish broadmouth catfish clarias batrachus marmor marble. Friday at 2 02 pm. Or about three years now i have kept a pair of clarias batrachus in a 700 liters aquarium. The walking catfish clarias batrachus is a species of freshwater airbreathing catfish native to southeast asia it is named for its ability to walk and wiggle across dry land to find food or suitable environments.

Invasive species caught in the rivers of brazil. The wild fish is brown with a white belly and is encountered. Ph range 5 5 8 0. This is a fast growing catfish that needs space.

Both animals a female albino and a male semi albino are nearly the same length with the female 41cm and male 42 cm. Of which the marbled variety is particularly popular. Temperature range 18 27 c.