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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

Temperament
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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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