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Name
Scientific name
Datnioides microlepis
Described by
Authority Bleeker, Year 1854
Family
Datnioididae
Common names
Indonesian Tiger Perch
Photograph credits
All 10 credited
Summary
The Indonesian tiger perch, Datnioides microlepis, is a large tiger perch from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo. It has 6…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
500mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–28°C, pH 5.5–7.5
Hardness
2–15dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
Solitary or specimen
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Indonesia, Malaysia, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Batang Hari, Danau Sentarum, Kapuas, Melawi, Musi, Perak, Selangor
Writing
Etymology
Datnioides: from the genus name Datnia and Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos), meaning 'form, likeness'. microlepis: from the Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós), meaning '…
Distribution
Apparently restricted to the Malay Peninsula and western Indonesia, where it is known from the Perak and Selangor river systems in Peninsular Malaysia, Batang …
Habitat
An exclusive inhabitant of large, deep, typically lowland freshwater rivers, and not thought to enter brackish environments. It has been collected from flooded…
Aquarium size
Suitable only for public installations or the very largest private aquaria.
Maintenance
Juveniles and subadults should be provided with a well-decorated, planted aquarium with driftwood roots and branches. Larger individuals are relatively unfussy…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
An efficient, largely piscivorous, predator with highly protrusible mouthparts. In the aquarium, juveniles can be offered chironomid larvae (bloodworm), small …
Behaviour and compatibility
Can be maintained alongside similarly-sized fishes if sufficient space is available, but might be intimidated by territorial or otherwise competitive species. …
Sexual dimorphism
Unknown.
Reproduction
Unrecorded in captivity. Observations by local fishermen in the Kapuas River suggest it to be non-migratory, spawning in April and May, with no parental care.
Notes
In aquarium literature this species is also referred to as 'fine scaled tiger fish', 'Indonesian tiger fish (or 'IT')', 'Sumatran tiger fish', 'Indo datnoid', …
References
References
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