Marble Clarias Catfish

Prefers a soft substrate.

Marble clarias catfish.

Friday at 2 02 pm. Pair behaviour of the walking catfish clarias batrachus by wolfgang ros. Species marbled clarias catfish clarias batrachus. 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.

Walking catfish broadmouth catfish clarias batrachus marmor marble. Temperature range 18 27 c. 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. Invasive species caught in the rivers of brazil.

Walking catfish clarias batrachus walking catfish. Ph range 5 5 8 0. This is a fast growing catfish that needs space. 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.

The wild fish is brown with a white belly and is encountered. The meat of the african catfish clarias gariepinus very similar to the salmon meat. Clarias batrachus marmor froschwels marbled broadmouth catfish. Saddle billed stork fishing in botswana.

Current size 25cm. Or about three years now i have kept a pair of clarias batrachus in a 700 liters aquarium. Of which the marbled variety is particularly popular.