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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. …

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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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