Marble Clarias Catfish

While truly it does not walk as most bipeds or quadrupeds do it has the ability to use its pectoral fins to keep it upright as it makes a wiggling motion with snakelike.

Marble clarias catfish.

Walking catfish clarias batrachus walking catfish. Of which the marbled variety is particularly popular. Ph range 5 5 8 0. Saddle billed stork fishing in botswana.

Both animals a female albino and a male semi albino are nearly the same length with the female 41cm and male 42 cm. Adult length 50 60cm in captivity. Friday at 2 02 pm. Species marbled clarias catfish clarias batrachus.

Current size 25cm. Temperature range 18 27 c. This is a fast growing catfish that needs space. Prefers a soft substrate.

Walking catfish broadmouth catfish clarias batrachus marmor marble. Pair behaviour of the walking catfish clarias batrachus by wolfgang ros. The meat of the african catfish clarias gariepinus very similar to the salmon meat. Invasive species caught in the rivers of brazil.

The walking catfish clarias batrachus is a species of freshwater airbreathing catfish native to southeast asia it is named for its ability to walk and wiggle across dry land to find food or suitable environments. Any tankmates must be able to take good care of themselves and should be introduced at a larger size than the clarias as the growth rate of young fish is phenomenal. The wild fish is brown with a white belly and is encountered.