FreshwaterBrackish
Gangetic leaffish
Nandus nandus
Nandidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 20 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 192 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, and 2 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults occur frequently in ditches and inundated fields. Common in summer months when it is collected from dried-up beds of tanks, beels, bheries and others. Found most commonly in standing or sluggish waters of lakes, reservoirs or canals. Feed on aquatic insects and fishes. A high-prized fish and sold fresh.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Bedula hamiltonii
- Bengula hamiltonii
- Coius nandus
- Mandus nandus
- Nandus marmoratus
In other languages
- Nandus
- Almindelig bladfisk
- Marmorilehväkala
- Leaf fish, Mottled nandus, Mud perch, Mudperch
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 Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
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.