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Name
Scientific name
Datnioides pulcher
Described by
Authority Kottelat, Year 1998, Bracketed
Family
Datnioididae
Common names
Siamese Tiger Perch
Photograph credits
All 5 credited
Summary
The Siamese tiger perch, Datnioides pulcher, is a large tiger perch from the Mae Klong, Chao Phraya, Mekong and Dong Nai river systems. Wil…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
400mm, 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
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Chao Phraya, Dong Nai, Mae Klong, Mekong, Nan, Ping, Tonlé Sap, Xe Bang Fai
Writing
Etymology
Datnioides: from the genus name Datnia and Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos), meaning 'form, likeness'. pulcher: from the Latin pulcher, meaning 'beautiful'.
Distribution
Recorded from the Mae Klong and Chao Phraya river systems in Thailand, the middle and lower Mekong basins in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, and Đồng Na…
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. Captive breeding efforts are apparently underway in Thailand and Cambodia, but with little success to date.
Notes
In aquarium literature this species is also referred to as 'Siamese tiger fish (ST)', 'Cambodian tiger fish (CT), 'golden datnoid', 'widebar datnoid', and 'wid…
References
References
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