Marble Sailfin Catfish

Like both of their parent species these fish will reach a large size in a relatively short time.

Marble sailfin catfish.

A profile of marbled sailfin pleco with details on water conditions including ph and hardness along with images and friendly forums. A large growing active and beautifully marked catfish the marble sailfin cat originates in the peruvian amazon. Fish story a diy public aquarium fish rescue 1 245 views 1 08. In a small and crowded tank pterygoplichthys gibbiceps may become quite aggressive and attack other fish when protecting its territory.

Sailfin pleco is quite peaceful towards any other fish but there may be some fights as for the territory with some other catfish. These cats can and will attain something close to their maximum size in captivity and will do so quite quickly. Sailfin catfish live in nearly any type of slow moving streams canals ponds and lakes. Also known as the painted saddle or marbled sailfin catfish it s debatable as to whether this species should be considered an aquarium subject at all given its eventual size.

The genus name is derived from leios meaning smooth and arius which is a greek for dealing with mars warlike belliose. Marbled sailfin pim catfish leiarius pictus trio 2 6 years old in 4500 gal dec 19 2016 duration. A manmade hybrid of two large growing catfish species of the amazon basin the marble sailfin or achara x tiger shovelnose is a somewhat recent addition to the aquarium hobby originally developed by breeders in asia but now in production as a food fish in south ameria as well. They are known to create spawning burrows along shorelines sometimes undermining canal banks and lake shorelines.

Synonym s bagrus pictus sciades pictus. With their distinctive spotted pattern huge dorsal fin and extremely long barbels they are a beautiful and active fish in the aquarium. Tankmates should be chosen with care as. Aqua fish net since 2005 deutsch.

In the aquarium. Little is known about the vermiculated sailfin s specific habitat. All too often juveniles are sold without adequate information regarding their long term care. With an adult size of around 24 28 however they require an enormous aquarium or pond as an adult.