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Name
Scientific name
Lates calcarifer
Described by
Not recorded
Family
Latidae
Common names
Barramundi
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
The barramundi, Lates calcarifer, is a large predatory fish found from the Persian Gulf east through Asia and south to Australia, reaching …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
2000mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 15–28°C, pH 7–8.5
Hardness
10–30dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Predatory
Social needs
Not recorded
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Australia, China, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Widely distributed around Asia and Australia. It occurs eastward from the Persian Gulf through India, Thailand, China and Japan, and then southward through Ind…
Habitat
Found in a wide variety of habitats, from freshwater rivers and lakes, to brackish and marine coastal waters. It tends to prefer areas with submerged cover, su…
Aquarium size
A truly humongous tank (or pond) would be required by an adult specimen. Something in the region of 20' x 6' x 10' should be considered a bare minimum. A tank …
Maintenance
Speaking hypothetically, decor would not be critical. Obviously an enormous filtration system would be needed to cope with the massive amounts of biological wa…
Water conditions
Temperature: 15 – 28 °C pH: 7.0-8.5 Hardness: 10-30°H
Diet
Highly piscivorous in nature, juvenile captive specimens have been known to accept prawns, lancefish etc. An adult fish would need large amounts of whole fish …
Behaviour and compatibility
Peaceful with anything it can't fit into its mouth. This doesn't actually leave many available species that it can be housed with in the long term though. Youn…
Sexual dimorphism
Unknown.
Reproduction
Surely impossible in aquaria, even more so when you consider the fish are diadromous in nature; migrating from fresh to brackish or marine water to spawn. Inte…
Notes
This species is included purely because there have been an alarming number of juvenile fish showing up recently in some aquatic stores and as a result, in hobb…
References
References
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