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Name
Scientific name
Wallagonia leerii
Described by
Authority Bleeker, Year 1851, Bracketed
Family
Siluridae
Common names
Striped Wallago Catfish
Photograph credits
All 3 credited
Summary
The striped wallago catfish, Wallago leerii, is a large predatory catfish from southeast Asia, including the Mekong basin, that can reach 2…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
2032mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 22–26°C, pH 6–7
Hardness
0–20dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
Not recorded
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Fairly widespread in nature, having been recorded from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, northern Indonesia and Singapore. It occurs in several rive…
Habitat
This species is migratory and in nature is known to move over large distances according to the season. It's primarily a riverine species but is also known to m…
Aquarium size
It's really suitable only for the largest of public aquaria.
Maintenance
Hypothetically speaking, decor is not likely to be critical and would in all likelihood be destroyed or continually buffeted around at any rate. A bare tank, p…
Water conditions
Temperature: 22 – 26 °C pH: 6.0 - 7.0 Hardness: Up to 20°H
Diet
Like others in the genus, W. leerii is highly predatory. Stomach analyses of wild specimens have revealed the remains of smaller fish including Puntius sp. and…
Behaviour and compatibility
It would surely be a bad idea to attempt to keep one of these with anything else. While larger tankmates may escape predation initially, they will inevitably e…
Sexual dimorphism
Can be sexed by examining the genital papilla, which is noticeably slimmer in males.
Reproduction
Captive breeding has unsurprisingly not occured in an aquarium, although its cousin W. attu has been bred in oudoor ponds in Malaysia.
Notes
Wallago are fearsome predatory catfish that are fairly widespread in southeast Asia. There are currently five recognised species, W. attu, W. leerii, W. hexane…
References
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