Freshwater
Australian freshwater catfish
Tandanus tandanus
Plotosidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 90 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 15,289 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit slow moving streams, lakes and ponds with fringing vegetation. They swim close to sand or gravel bottoms. More abundant in lakes than in flowing water. Usually solitary but juveniles sometimes form loose aggregations. Mainly bottom-feeders. Feed on insect larvae, prawns, crayfish, mollusks, and small fishes. Breeding occurs between spring and mid-summer when water temperatures rise to between 20° and 24°C. Utilized for human consumption.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Plotosus tandanus
In other languages
- Australsk ferskvandsmalle
- Marmoritandani
- Catfish, Cattie, Dewfish, Eel-tail freshwater catfish, Eel-tailed catfish, Eeltail catfish, Freshwater catfish, Freshwater jewfish, Jewfish, Kenaru, Tandan, Tandan catfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to set up an aquarium from Australia and New Guinea4 min read
The home of rainbowfish: water, substrate, plants and light for rainbowfish, blue-eyes and peacock gudgeons, with a long aquarium and open water in the middle.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.