Marble Sailfin Catfish

Little is known about the vermiculated sailfin s specific habitat.

Marble sailfin catfish.

Sailfin catfish live in nearly any type of slow moving streams canals ponds and lakes. Tankmates should be chosen with care as. Like both of their parent species these fish will reach a large size in a relatively short time. Fish story a diy public aquarium fish rescue 1 245 views 1 08.

A large growing active and beautifully marked catfish the marble sailfin cat originates in the peruvian amazon. With their distinctive spotted pattern huge dorsal fin and extremely long barbels they are a beautiful and active fish in the aquarium. Sailfin marbled catfish painted catfish saddle catfish sailfin pim segelantennenwels. And are normally most abundant along the shore and in shallower waters.

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. Sailfin pleco is quite peaceful towards any other fish but there may be some fights as for the territory with some other catfish. Synonym s bagrus pictus sciades pictus. In a small and crowded tank pterygoplichthys gibbiceps may become quite aggressive and attack other fish when protecting its territory.

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. Achara cat leiarius marmoratus marbled pim marmor prachtantennenwels sailfin pimeloid description description. A profile of marbled sailfin pleco with details on water conditions including ph and hardness along with images and friendly forums.

They are known to create spawning burrows along shorelines sometimes undermining canal banks and lake shorelines. All too often juveniles are sold without adequate information regarding their long term care. These cats can and will attain something close to their maximum size in captivity and will do so quite quickly. 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.